Every dog should have a kid
We’ve all heard about the health benefits pets can have for people. Sometimes it works the other way around, too, especially when it comes...
Reasonable resolution reached
Last week I wrote that I was concerned about comments I heard at a Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education meeting, where some parents...
Seeking office takes courage
When someone chooses to run for public office, their only consideration cannot be whether they are qualified to do the job or whether than...
A Great Dane to be alive
She was running toward us, as best as she could.Her large ears flopped with each hurried step, briefly covering her eyes and obscuring her...
Getting serious about terrorism
The actor Rob Lowe, currently starring in a new and very funny ABC sitcom called “The Grinder,” caught flak over the weekend because of...
When basketball was better
As autumn fades into winter and local sporting events shift from football and soccer fields into the warmth of gymnasiums, I am haunted by...
‘Cash for grades’ and being bold
“Think and grow rich? Michigan school offers cash for grades.”So reads the headline of a USA Today article I stumbled across recently.My first thought:...
Eight-legged creepies under my desk?
A couple years ago I wrote about a spider that spent the summer on my back porch. It was a type of orb weaver...
A new guard emerges in Hillsboro
As we all know, “Getting Drew” has become an unhealthy obsession for a few people, and last Tuesday’s election result is not likely to...
Our View: Hillsboro deserves a chance for harmony
For the third election in a row, a strong majority of Hillsboro voters sent a message that they support Mayor Drew Hastings and his...