Pie could very well be one of the best things in this life. Three layers in sweet harmony —crust, filling and topping. My mouth waters just writing about pie. I don’t know if I can name a favorite kind of pie because I can’t really remember a pie I didn’t like. It was encounters with […]
Grant McGee: Harmony hard to achieve
“I suppose aggression is the way of the universe,” I said to The Lady of the House last Saturday. We were at a local eatery. She peered over her menu. “What now?” She said. I told her the story about the guy in south Florida who woke up one morning to find his home had […]
Reporter’s notebook: World Harmony runner treks through Clovis

Kharasrota Grenier of Miami finishes the last mile leg of her day’s six-mile run on U.S. 60/84 in downtown Clovis on Monday. She was part of the World Harmony Run, joining it in Tallahassee, Fla. (Staff photo: Andy DeLisle) Reminiscent of an Olympic opening ceremony, a lone runner arrived in Clovis Monday afternoon carrying a […]
Disharmony can spread from earthly to spiritual life
By Clyde Davis: Local columnist On the Wednesday just past, much of the Christian world observed Ash Wednesday, a day of repentance and self-examination on which begins the season of Lent, the six weeks preceding Easter. Much about this particular observance contradicts the way in which we view ourselves but not the way in which […]
Music program promotes harmony
By Phil Williams: Guest columnist This is part of a week-long series in celebration of “Music in Our Schools Week” at Clovis Municipal Schools. As I grew up in the central part of New Jersey, I always loved music. Maybe it’s because of all the great artists born in the area — William “Count” Basie, […]
Clovis’ music programs are important to young people
Gladys Birdsong Editors note: This is the fourth in a series of columns celebrating music in our schools week. Music is special. It is the harmony in my life. It affects our mood and it is truly the universal language. I can’t imagine my life without a song in my heart, whether it is happy, […]