Press That Delightful Young Soul To You
Last week we said farewell to the graduating seniors at Becker High School. They heard all kinds of congratulatory and suggested messages. Allow me, too. Having gone through school, the great majority of...
Editorials
Celebrating Half A Century
1969 prices Gallon of gas $0.32 Loaf of bread $.23 Gallon milk $1.10 Dozen eggs $.62 1969 was an eventful year. Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” E. Aldrin landed in the Sea of Tranquility, on The Moon o...
Be Who You Are
Brenna, my last baby, graduated high school with honors last week. I didn’t cry at her graduation nor did she. I think we were both just ready to heave a big sigh of relief that it was finally over. I’ve had...
Busy Times, But We’ll Be There
Spring is always the busiest time of the year for local society. With warm weather comes the rebirth of our grounds - to fields of grain and gardens of produce and flowers. Schools are tripping over themse...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Although we may have common interests and a positive hope for the future, we frequently yield to the temptation of viewing other people as opponents, thereby resulting in an “us versus them” philo...
Bombeck With Some Sage Advice
I recently read an article from Erma Bombeck entitled, “If I had my life to live over.” It’s a terrific excerpt and it got me thinking about my life, my thoughts and doings, my actions, my words — that affect ...
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR: Senator Matthews tells us that the GOP senate budget bill has funding for the state’s cybersecurity and “election equipment” and to improve voter integrity. What about the “6.6 million” available ...
Working On Comprehensive State Government Budget Bill
I have been named to the bipartisan legislative conference committee on the comprehensive state government budget bill. Conference committees are joint House-Senate committees tasked with working out differe...
The Clean Your Plate Club
At a recent work meeting I was again reminded that I’m a picky eater. We were having one of our potluck lunches and I was gagging over the baked beans. Yes, I hate baked beans, one of the staples of most po...
Mother’s Day Remembrances
Mother’s Day. As a child growing up, Mother’s Day was a day to celebrate and honor the woman in my life who sacrificed so much to bring me into the world and raise me to adulthood. Cards were signed, flowers...
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