Never leave your wife at a truck stop
“Florian and Myrtle Krebsbach left for Minneapolis and the clinic because Myrtle was pretty sure she had cancer,” wrote Garrison Keillor.Florian got on Interstate...
Now it’s time to say goodbye
Some parting thoughts…My final day here is Friday, having taken on a new challenge in county government.I’m glad I was able to be here...
Slow down and enjoy independence
“The road of life is never without trials and tribulations,” a fellow with a man-bun shouted one time from the middle of a crowd...
Ready to tackle a new challenge
On Monday, the Highland County Republican Central Committee voted to appoint me to the county board of commissioners to replace Shane Wilkin.In separate votes,...
I spent a lifetime getting here
I spent the first 25 years of my life looking for love in all the wrong places.Turns out, however, there weren’t too many ladies...
A friend or a snack? When dogs collide
Lora and I hosted a family cookout Friday evening, ostensibly to celebrate the one-year anniversary of adopting our dog, Paisley, but also to try...
History of Highland Co., part II
Last week I started a column about the early history of some Highland County settlements. Information for the column came from a book shared...
Let’s just pack everything into one hectic week
My office incudes a wall abutting the former Armintrout building (sorry Bill, won’t be much longer until we stop calling it that since it’s...
A Highland County history lesson
Driving in and around Highland County, have you ever wondered where some of the smaller settlements – like Boston or Samantha or Lynchburg –...
The drinks are on me, my friends
There is nothing like a 12-year-old boy spending the day at Kings Island for the first time. He admitted he was a bit apprehensive...