Opinion
Turtles can bring us together
I joined my community’s Facebook group during this spring’s (failed) school bond issue campaign. I got what I expected – passion, di...
Their ViewThis combat pilot was not shot down
At times we say things, and we wish we could walk those comments back. With the media’s close monitoring of certain individuals, their missteps ...
From bright red to rosy hues
Nail polish came into my life during my college days, or more correctly during my college evenings. It was part of dressing-up to go out on a date, no...
A story waiting to be found
A story once told. A memory captured on the page. The people who were once creating the story now gone and never forgotten. Why? Because it is a story...
Back-channel diplomacy in our nation’s capital, Part 2
A couple of weeks ago I recounted my sons’ and my adventure in Washington, D.C. in the middle of May. We had a wonderful few days touring variou...
Biking to raise awareness
Winding their way through the state of Nebraska and heading east, Perry and Kennan Fraylick of New Madison are biking to bring awareness to the need f...
Family Movie Night coming to Arcanum
On Saturday evening, June 29, the Arcanum Area Business Association will be sponsoring an outdoor Family Movie Night in downtown Arcanum.They will be ...
Our personal best
We don’t have to be the best at what we do we just have to be the best we can. If we continue to do our best over time we will become better unt...
The perfect circle of life
Perfection is an illusion and those who seek perfection will find themselves unfulfilled their whole lives.Perfection is sought by those who fail to c...
Interesting additions: contorted ornamental tree, shrub
There are two unusual trees/shrubs in our landscape that are interesting to look at and may not be understood.In 1998-2000, I had the privilege to ser...
