Columns
Why I still love “The Waltons”
One of the great benefits of streaming TV is that I’m able to watch old network shows that I enjoyed while growing up in the ...
tompurcell, Author at Thomasville Times Enterprise
Columns
After Saudi visit, ‘freedom’ just another word for home sweet home
Like millions of Americans, I often took my incredible freedoms for granted — until I visited Saudi Arabia. For years, I’ve done marketing communications work ...
by Tom Purcell, Thursday, November 7, 2024 7:01 pm
Columns
The sweet taste of Halloween
Not until it got dark! That was the trick or treating rule my mother set down every year. She didn’t want me to embarrass her ...
by Tom Purcell, Thursday, October 24, 2024 2:28 pm
Opinion
Re-embracing the American spirit
When I was a 14-year-old kid in 1977, I rode my bike, played ball with my friends and had virtually no responsibility. During that same ...