Whenever I’m at Ronda’s Mama’s house, I spend a little time in Ronda’s childhood bedroom where she lived until after attending college, as a day student, while earning tuition money by working varied jobs — the make-up and fragrance counters at JC Penney and Belk; working as an obituary writer and sports reporter.
Guest column, John Tinker: Observing the place where it all got started

