Headline: 112-year-old man dies
There was Methuselah, the biblical figure who lived to be 969, and then there was John H. Davis.As happens from time to time, I...
A bunny’s return visit
Editor’s note — This guest column was written by Hillsboro resident Cheryl Collier in 2019.It had been a cold dreary winter. Spring was coming...
Health: Earned, luck or a gift?
I am not sure how often it was, but I would guess at least once a week my brother and I stayed all night...
A year that defies explanations
This has been a year that defies explanations.I spoke with my parents a week or so ago. We have used Zoom and other types...
A opossum playing dead?
There were some years when we disagreed often. That is not unusual between a coach and umpire. Those were the early years when I...
The un-handyman’s guide to a fridge problem
I’ve told you in the past about my dearth of knowledge when it comes to pretty much all things mechanical. Truth be told, I’ve...
Big Brother is spying on you
Your federal government is spying on you. Every post on Facebook. Every text message. Every email. Every website visited. You have essentially no privacy...
The disinformation virus
In a manner of speaking, disinformation is a virus. Viruses are defined as “causative agents that infect and replicate in and among living hosts.”We...
Never a fan of horror movies
It’s the season for all things scary and I found myself wondering how many people are actually looking for more things to frighten them...
Welcome to our ‘forever family’
You seem confused with all this talk about becoming a family lately.I get it. To you — and to us — we became a...