Impressions by David Maxwell

Late last Sunday evening, as I was wrapping up the Memorial Day salute for this week’s edition, one question kept popping into my head. Looking at each Veteran’s photograph and reading each story submitted of heroic, courageous and selfless acts, I kept asking myself, “Could I have done what they did?  Could I have been…

It’s graduation time, but graduates, I am sorry to tell you the tests don’t end, they just change. Sorry to tell you the grades don’t stop coming, they just come in a different way. Sorry to tell you the homework assignments don’t end, they just become projects for work or college. It might be a…

On Saturday morning, May 21, Kaylee Elizabeth Maxwell, my first born, will graduate from the University of Georgia School of Law and begin the  “what’s next” chapter in her life. It is a surreal moment for me. As her father over these last 26 years, I have seen clearly all that she has accomplished as…

The title of Mother alone is synonymous with unconditional love. Sunday is the day to celebrate that love and to honor the mothers in our lives for all they selflessly give or have given to their families, their communities and society as a whole. Whether her children are small or all grown up, a mother’s…

The headline or title of an article is quite often the most important part of the story. If it is well written,  concise and uses words with power, it will implore the reader to keep reading – thus accomplishing its purpose. If it is not any of the above, is too vague, or its words…

Facebook has a feature that – based on your history of posts and uploads – selects what it thinks your Life’s Motto should be. I was curious, so last Sunday I clicked on the find mine link and the result that appeared was perfect. Start appreciating the little things in life. It’s worth it! In…

They like you, they really like you! Or do they? Everyone wants to be well liked; it’s in our nature as people. But it’s hard to pinpoint what exactly it is that makes us more likeable. Is it a magic charisma that attracts people to us? Or maybe being outgoing and friendly? Or having an…

When I was a young boy roaming the countryside of Calvary, Georgia, I can remember two highly anticipated annual events that to this day, when I think about them, make me smile. One was the annual broadcast of the Wizard of Oz and the other one was the Easter arrival of the yellow marshmallow Peeps…