May 13, 2025 | Publisher's Column
Hickory, dickory, dock. The mouse ran up the clock. And over the recliner. And under the table. And across the kitchen counter. I really don’t like mice. In fact, I haven’t met anyone who does. Well, other than cats, but cats don’t count. I have written in the past...
May 9, 2025 | Publisher's Column
The two words in the above headline are quickly becoming irrelevant. Most all of us have questioned the need for the penny. In one of my first introductions to the value of money as a child, I learned the hard way that pop machines don’t take pennies. I wasn’t happy....
May 6, 2025 | Publisher's Column
With the Kentucky Derby just behind us, some people still have horse racing on their mind. And some people are still grumbling over their lost wagers, too. Have you ever bet on horse racing? Are you a regular at the track? Or do terms like “win,” “place,” “show,”...
May 2, 2025 | Publisher's Column
It was a Panasonic RX 4920 — the best boombox available from my dad’s Raleigh cigarette coupon catalog in 1981. I banded together all those paper coupons from my father’s decades of smoking, packed them in shoeboxes and patiently waited for the boombox to arrive. ...
Apr 29, 2025 | Publisher's Column
The recent rainfall has many of us smiling. At least it does me. A little water from the sky does wonders not only for our Iowa crops but for our yards, our plants, our wildlife and our attitudes. Some people say rain makes them sad. Not me. In fact, I happened to...
