Someone got rich doing what?
Generally, I’m not much into reality TV and have found it quite easy over time to avoid the siren’s song that lured so many...
Proud of grad in uncommon year
This isn’t how your senior year was supposed to end.It’s not how you visualized it as you grew up through our school system. You...
The only dog in Minnesota
I want to make it clear that we are not adopting a dog.I won’t deny it is tempting. We decided not to get another...
They touched us with kindness
A few years after the Civil War, the Irish, Italians and Germans of Columbus, Ohio came together to build a picturesque church just west...
Something about country living
Not long ago, a builder acquaintance of mine in Hillsboro lamented that the cost of lots for single-family homes had more than doubled since...
Keeping my opinion to myself
All of a sudden, there are painted rocks along my path.This has been going on for a while, I guess, but I never saw...
Hoping for a happy ending
If things were not already bad enough for Highland County seniors with their proms, graduations, last chance to compete athletically and more lost to...
Dogs only speak the truth
Full disclosure. I’m a dog lover. I’ve had four German shepherd dogs and we are awaiting the arrival of our fifth. My first —...
Jerry’s gift of a lifetime
I wish words were enough, but they somehow fall short most times in life. It is such a frustrating thing when you can’t fully...
Tired of hearing about COVID-19
To whom it may concern:I have had enough of hearing about COVID-19 restrictions. It may seem necessary to keep everything shut down longer to...