Opinion
Save me from newer, faster, better
They promise newer! Faster! Better!But all I get is grumpier.I got a work email on my phone the other morning. Let me clarify: I got a notification of...
There’s a kid in all of us
There’s nothing that revives a sense of being a part of a neighborhood like a county fair. And while the fair food is a delicacy you looked forw...
It’s a community effort
The Highland County Fair is about promoting youth and agriculture, but it takes general admission ticket sales to pay the bills, a fair official told ...
Grandmother takes first horse ride at 99
At age 99, Ruth Burnfield still has a few surprises left in her.She recently was enjoying an afternoon with her granddaughter, Melissa Mace, who was w...
A life lesson reaffirmed
I have been physically active for as long as I can remember. Of course, the definition of being physically active a couple of weeks from becoming Medi...
A tumbler into mad-cap cup lunacy
The fanciest cup I ever owned as a single man was made by Tupperware. It was really sturdy plastic. It kept drinks cold for as long as needed. I had a...
It’s that time of year again
It almost seems like Mother Nature knew it was coming. The pleasant days and cool evenings she has provided lately felt like a harbinger of the approa...
August 30th, 2019 updated: September 2nd, 2019. |
Old friends stay connected
My Uncle Patsy squatted down on the sidewalk in front of our house in Port William as I fired fastball after fastball to him.Patsy had skills as a cat...
The value of a porch cat
He just showed up one day seven years ago. Friendly and dressed in a tuxedo, hoping for an invite to dinner. I resisted at first, but eventually gave ...
What happened to drive-in theatres?
Recently, I posed a question on my station’s Facebook page asking if anyone could name any of the old drive-in theatres that used to dot the lan...
