I love college football. I can spend hours watching games or listening to them on the radio. I think that my love for the
Editorials
Ride On
The title of the poem is Mud on the Horn. Fair warning that nothing good will follow. The only way to get mud on
So Far, A Bang-A-Rang Season
If you were listening to your radio last Friday night, you heard several exclamations of “Bang-A-Rang-A-Rang-A-Rang!!!” The emotion of Kent Pavelka, who has announced
Peaks and Valleys
A belated happy Christmas and merry New Year! Yeah, I phrased that on purpose. The purpose of this column is to share my personal
Eagle Projects: Ethan Schulze
Writer’s Note: This is the fourth column in a series featuring recent Eagle Scout projects by local youth. Fire hydrants blend into the landscape.
The Garden
I don’t know who first told us to bloom where we are planted, but it’s become so common that we forget to pay attention.
Eagle Projects: Dracen Buschow
Writer’s Note: This is the third column in a series featuring recent Eagle Scout projects by local youth. Public art has brightened the community
A Cup of Christmas Tea
“What a beautiful story this is. Merry Christmas 1996. Love, Doris.” That’s the inscription inside the cover of a tiny booklet that hangs on
Christmas Sports Wish List
Here Comes Santa Claus! Santa Claus is Coming to Town! From Ray Conniff to Bruce Springsteen, we sing our songs of praise (and greed)
The Wonder of a Child
Scoop was always Santa at the Brownlee School Christmas program when my kids were small. Everyone knew it was Scoop, because the laugh lines




