Opinion

How do you pronounce? “We’re going to Hico tomorrow,” I said to my friend. “Hico?” she laughed, emphasizing the “ick” sound a tad too gleefully. “Don’t you mean Hico?” Well, I didn’t think I meant Hico. Dan and I had always pronounced it with a short i and never thought anything about it.

After 30 years in real estate specializing in golf course valuation and consultation, it has always been my belief that golf for young boys and girls is of primary importance in their early development. Golf is not only a sport enjoyed by men and women of all ages, it lends a positive attitude to future health and overall mental stability for young boys and girls. In my professional years, I developed a program for high school youth groups which I presented to numerous high schools in Florida ...