Barb Buker from Personalized Printing called me the other day to compliment the newspaper, among other things. She couldn’t help observing that, in a recent issue, her husband appeared on page two, her brother on another page, and a different family member in yet another spot. She also mentioned...
For those who don’t know, I grew up as a neighbor to Anthony Martens. Given what I do for a living AND being his neighbor, he and I have had “one or two” interactions.
I told Sheriff Jay Dulas and Tony that I don’t like writing news stories which hurt people. After Tony was offered the job of...
I have a long list of stories which I/we/the newspaper only make a dent in. In the past month, two folks who I intended to write about passed away. This isn’t the first time someone whom I wanted to interview has died, but that doesn’t make it any easier.
It serves as another reminder why I try...
A couple weeks ago I wrote about my perspective on 2022. It was supposed to be part of a series, because, well, I like to write.
I’m awful at continuing columns when I say I’m going to. There’s just so much to write about in any given week that I tend to focus on what’s happening currently,...
It’s Sunday evening, Dec. 25, 2022.
We’re nearing the end of one of the most memorable years of my life. I feel like I’ve lived this year. And boy have I worked. A lot.
But it was a good work.
I just finished watching, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.”
I almost turned it off after 5...