Linda Albert's Recent Columns
Out of the mouths of grandchildren ...
Columnist Linda Albert shares her version of “Kids Say the Darnedest Things.” Read more...
Bibliophiles just can’t turn down a good book
Columnist Linda Albert finds golden treasure in the written word.Read more...
Surprise party planned for retired Friendsville barber
Columnist Linda Albert has a secret to tell. Just don’t let the guest of honor at a surprise party know about it.Read more...
Secrets of creative women revealed in McMeekin book
Columnist Linda Albert reviews Gail McMeekin’s “The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women: A Portable Mentor.”Read more...
Tales of the lost take humorous twist, turn
Columnist Linda Albert shares stories of lost and found.Read more...
Easter’s promise fulfilled in mercy, grace, eternal life
Columnist Linda Albert shares her views of Easter.Read more...
Get your Irish on — it’s St. Patrick’s Day
Columnist Linda Albert celebrates her Irish roots.Read more...
Hairy horn gives history buff devil of a time
Columnist Linda Albert resolves a horn of a dilemma.Read more...
You’ve got mail?: Inbox overflows with witty epistles
Columnist Linda Albert is scratching her head over some of the emails in her inbox.Read more...
Puppy dogs and grandchildren offer constant amusement
Columnist Linda Albert finds constant column fodder in the antics of pets and grandchildren.Read more...
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Hiking With Hardtack: ‘The Hitch-in-the-Get-Along Gang’ hits The Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain
When two Army veterans hit The Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain, Ga., with Daily Times staffers who are following a thru-hiking United Methodist chaplain, they encounter rain, ice, wind and a crowd of other hikers attempting to reach Mount Katahdin before snow arrives -- plus a whole lot more. Read more...
Hiking with Hardtack: United Methodist chaplain journeys along The Appalachian Trail
Josh "Hardtack" Lindamood, a chaplain commissioned by the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church to serve hikers along The Appalachian Trail, begins his thru-hike of the approximate 2,183-mile footpath from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Katahdin, Maine, on April 4, and provides a look at the first few days on The A.T. Read more...
