A license to learn about licenses
Oh boy! A big vacation! Three months in the sun!Oh boy! It’s Saturday at 2:45 p.m. We are on our way. It is early...
Check, please! Season of school fundraisers upon us
My girlfriend texted me earlier this week to see if I was interested in buying an Entertainment Book to help her twins afford the...
Patriots Day: Does it many anything?
What is a patriot? Do you consider yourself a patriot? When was the last time you read or reread the Declaration of Independence, the...
I turned on, tuned in … then I dropped out
They promised us “the revolution would not be televised.”That’s good, because if it was, I’d probably miss it.I have never been a huge fan...
Coming soon: fly-safe date, Farm Science Review
It’s hard to believe that it’s September! The Fly-Safe Date for Sowing Wheat is only three weeks out: the 28th for Shelby County. There...
Kids and dogs don’t always mix
Dear Grandparenting: I have always been a dog person. Now I’m a grandparent person to three young grandkids who are still figuring out how...
Improving education benefits veterans have earned
At a time when it doesn’t seem like there’s much cooperation across the partisan divide, my bipartisan legislation to expand education opportunities for post-9/11...
Duckworth, the canardly terrier
“I took Duckworth to the dog show up in the city last weekend,” Dud said.The other members of the Mule Barn truck stop’s world...
‘He plants trees to benefit another generation’
When I was young, there were two large elm trees behind our home. They were majestic trees with trunks so large that as children,...
Busy church day, tired hosts
The first church Sunday at our house is passed. It was a new and interesting challenge for us to host church at our house....
