Garthia Elena Burnett: Band memories, old and new
I had my first day of rehearsal with the Starkville/MSU community band on Monday. As a disclosure in my own defense, picking up a clarinet after six years is not like riding a bike.
Garthia Elena Burnett: Open casting call
We pulled in to the Kohl’s store parking lot in Roswell, Ga., Saturday at 5:20 a.m. It was still dark.
Garthia Elena Burnett: More than I bargained for
In the past several weeks, I have driven a police car with sirens blaring, was shot twice (with toy cap bullets), conquered a lifelong fear and shot a fully automatic assault rifle (with real bullets).
Garthia Elena Burnett: End-of-the-school-year blues
As her friends and cousins are well into their summer break, it’s a sad day, as Kyla declares, “June will be summer!” (I don’t have the heart to remind her it’s already June; she’s one of only about 674 kids still in school full time around here.)
Garthia Elena Burnett: City not so friendly anymore?
If you’ve had your ear to the grapevine over the past couple years, you’d think Columbus could be featured on an episode of “Gangland.”
Garthia Elena Burnett: Five men, one mission
I don’t know four people who I get along with a hundred percent of the time.