By Ken Lass Courage for me is keeping a dentist appointment. My idea of bravery is doing battle with the squirrels in my backyard as they try to shimmy up my birdfeeder pole to steal seed. T... Read more
By Ken Lass As a child, I was taught that each of us has an angel that has been assigned to watch over and protect us. But we grow up and become cynical adults, and the concept of a guardian... Read more
By Ken Lass I have a family that I never spend time with, barely talk to, and know nothing about. I call them my greenway family. Ever since the onset of the Covid scare, I have been a bit g... Read more
By Ken Lass In the movie The Sixth Sense, young actor Haley Joel Osment utters the iconic line “I see dead people.” Well, I think I may have a sixth sense. I hear buildings talki... Read more
By Ken Lass I will never forget the Christmas of 1985. I will explain why, but a little backstory is necessary. My wife Sharon and I were married in 1975. We were both so broke at the time,... Read more
By Ken Lass I have always thought that Thanksgiving does not get the respect it deserves. Most of us don’t even really know much about the event upon which it is based. We know Christm... Read more
By Ken Lass TRUSSVILLE — The expansion of Trussville has been a hot topic lately. It seems as though everyone wants to move here, but once they get here, they don’t want anyone e... Read more
by Ken Lass There’s nothing like a high school football Friday night in the South. Sharon and I went to all the Hewitt Trussville games when our kids were in school. We swelled with pr... Read more
Lass But Not Least: Life is a Gas (hike)
By Ken Lass I bought my first car in 1972. It was a brand new Plymouth Gold Duster. I loved that ride. Treated it with the tender loving care you’d give a newborn baby. I had just gott... Read more