My doctor put me on Jardiance this week. I guess the pancreas isn’t producing as much insulin as it used to. Probably has something to do with years of Jameson, or just really bad jeans. Oh …
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the interconnective energy of rural America. I don’t even really know why except that I’m getting older and my opinions are getting more …
The Tri-State Rodeo gets into full gallop this week. That means Lisa Wood spends a Saturday morning wrapping up the Special Kids Rodeo, something she’s been part of for almost a full quarter …
Hey, do you guys like hats? I love hats. They cover up the receding hairline that Tina Hauck can’t fix. I can’t golf without a hat because you can’t take it off and shake hands at …
One of the things about living a bachelor life is experimenting with food in the kitchen. In between shifting from one laptop to another and running from here to there, you tend to throw some things …
It’s been a crazy week of conversations for me, and my brain is having trouble settling down. It’s one of the great things about Fort Madison – the conversations that you sometimes …
I found an exquisite view at the top of a ski mountain last Friday. It allowed for a look miles over the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Shadows of peaks surrounded us for 360 degrees at the …
Inspiration comes from the weirdest places. Sometimes I have to search for inspiration for our weekly conversations. This week’s inspiration came from someplace unexpected, but very well …
Reactive journalism is about 90 percent of our business. We see and react by talking to people and creating a narrative around what we saw and what the players in the event had to say about it. …
The nation embarked on its 250th birthday on Saturday. July 4th, 2025 was the country’s 249th birthday, but many are looking at it as the kickoff to what is called the …
I think people look to these regular Sunday musings as lighter fodder for coffee and toast. When I talk to people at the grocery store or on the golf course or covering games, meetings, what have …
One of the greatest things in the world is a road trip. What makes it even better is heading out with your brother and sister-in-law in a rented van and you get to drive. You know it’s going to …
