May 5, 2026 | Publisher's Column
As graduation season rolls around again, advice is everywhere. It’s handed out like free cake — and just as eagerly avoided by the people it is meant for. Most new graduates don’t want to hear it. Not yet, anyway. But, eventually, things don’t go exactly as planned....
May 1, 2026 | Publisher's Column
If you haven’t noticed yet, the Best of Guthrie County poll is back. If you have already voted, you are a rock star. If not, what are you waiting for? Yes, the poll will be open for a few more weeks — but we all know how that goes. “I’ll do it later” turns into “Oh...
Apr 27, 2026 | Publisher's Column
Being in the right place at the right time can make or break careers — and companies. Or, if you are really lucky, it can turn you into a national adviser despite having the intellectual range of a houseplant. Rosabeth Moss Kanter made this point in her 2013 article,...
Apr 24, 2026 | Publisher's Column
Whenever my childhood friends and I wanted to talk our buddy Tommy into doing something questionable, unnecessary or borderline stupid, we had a foolproof strategy: Call him “chicken.” That was it. No debate. No logic. No PowerPoint presentation. Tommy would puff up...
