By Staff Sgt. Delia Marchick: 27th SOW Public Affairs Your heart is racing and your palms are sweaty. You breathe deeply to calm yourself. You remind yourself that it’s only a fitness test but you still can’t manage to soothe the anxious feeling. As you walk closer to the fitness center you feel a gust […]
Military mama: Fight will still continue
May 4, 2011
The recent news that the U.S. had accomplished a mission nearly a decade in the making brought on an outpouring of support. There were levels of excitement that varied from a calm sense of relief all the way to pure jubilation and parades. I found myself feeling satisfied that a long-time terrorist was officially out […]
Mothering styles show value placed on children
March 4, 2010
By Judy Brandon: Religion columnist Several years ago, my girls and I witnessed an incident in the airport in Lubbock that was a powerful commentary on mothering. While passengers were sitting around waiting for fights, we watched two women. I think we noticed them because they were completely opposite. Closest to us was one mother […]
