Why is it, we wonder, that so many people ask, “Do you have plans for the weekend?” or, “What are you going to do
Editorials
Cowboy News Network
Ladies have the beauty parlor, farmers have the coffee shop, but cowboys have brandings. Brandings are as much a social event as they are
“Anesthesia: Biting the Bullet is No Longer Necessary”
By Andrew Ellsworth, MD Anesthesiology is the branch of medicine committed to pain relief and patient care before, during, and after surgery and other
Playground To Sprout From Empty Circle
Piece by piece it went – swings, slides and everything else that had comprised Alliance’s Central Park playground for more than a generation. By
Right Now
“Gently stop. The meaning of it all is never found at the end, but only along the way.” Steven Charleston Charleston is speaking here
“Medications for Treating Substance Use Disorders”
Prairie Doc Perspective Week of April 19th, 2026 By Kelly Evans Hullinger, MD Substance use disorders like alcohol and opioid use disorders can be
Studs or Duds
While this year’s calf crop is mostly on the ground, we ranchers are already preparing for next year’s crop. Ranchers play the long game.
Litter Bugs Me
“We should go on a litter walk,” my daughter suggested after supper as I was complaining about the trash around town. Even my wife’s
“Death, Taxes, and Aging Eyes”
By Debra Johnston, MD Benjamin Franklin famously wrote “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Franklin was
You’re Gonna Miss This
I lived away from home most of my childhood in order to attend school. It took a long time to get over the homesickness





