Today's Opinions

 Two important health-related events are coming up in New Albany and we want to give a nod to both of them.

 It was the kind of uplifting story that nearly brought tears to our eyes. We’re talking about the story in last Friday’s Gazette written by our reporter Angie Barmer about Albert Smith.

Smith’s family were sharecroppers and he often worked in the fields instead of going to class. The last year of school he completed was fourth grade and he could not read and write.

 Some people detest junk mail. I sort of like to look through it, because it’s about all the mail we get, except for the monthly bills.

I especially like the catalogs, even though I seldom order anything out of them.