Jan 30, 2026 | Publisher's Column
A total of $16. That was the profit I made from selling my toys and games at a garage sale my mother had when I was 7 years old. That collection of cash and coins was what I carried with me to our local bank to open my first savings account in 1975. The bank teller...
Jan 27, 2026 | Publisher's Column
With Guthrie Center being named as an overnight town for RAGBRAI, I started thinking more about bicycling. Of course, it is not bicycle-riding weather yet, but that’s not stopping some people from pumping up the tires in anticipation, including my wife, Jolene. She...
Jan 22, 2026 | Publisher's Column
The truck I own today has more bells and whistles than my prior trucks, and I appreciate most of them. But, one specific annoyance that I am working through is the key fob. It really isn’t a key, and that wouldn’t be necessary anyway because my truck doesn’t have an...
Jan 20, 2026 | Publisher's Column
Do you always says always? And do you never say never? Everyone says those words. Or maybe it’s nobody? I can never remember. The point is that all these words are absolutes, and they rarely hold true. As journalists, we try to avoid absolutes. Instead, we use words...
Jan 15, 2026 | Publisher's Column
What color are the clothes you are wearing right now? Your answer might say more about you than you think. According to yourtango.com, the color you wear the most has great power over your mood, your attitude and how you are perceived by others. Yikes. If your...
