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Road-kill rumination
The number of wild critters that become road-kill in America must be astronomical. Travel anywhere on a road and within a few miles you'll be sure to see a...
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More livestock show shenanigans
When I started the livestock show shenanigans column theme two weeks ago, I didn't realize just how many strange and quirky show happenings I've...
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Half-mile saw
Some humorous aggie stories live as family lore down through the decades. Some of the best out-of-the-past aggie stories emerge when old-timers gather and...
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Quick showmanship tactical change
Last week's column wuz about funny things I've witnessed down through the years as a bystander/photographer at livestock shows. I ran out of column...
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Livestock shows chuckles
In my long career as an aggie journalist and columnist, it's been my privilege to be ringside at hundreds of livestock shows at county...
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Bargain drinks
Two past-middle-age Kansas rancher brothers where traveling to the high country in Colorado to bring home a purebred bull they'd bought via an internet...
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Aggie Practical Joker
Despite farming and ranching's ranking as one of the nation's highest accident-prone ways to make a living -- and it's high levels of financial...
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New year musings
It's the new year of 2026. Looking back at 2025 reveals mixed results for agriculture and ranching. For sure, 2025 had to be close...
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Honky-Tonk Organ
Someone in our old Geezer Group mentioned seeing on TV about a rural fellow, Mike Pederson who lived in Nora, South Dakota, population of...
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Stinky Christmas tree
Children and Christmas morning is a combination that often results in memorable moments.
That's what happened in the living room of a rural farmhouse one...
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Rural loneliness
Depending on circumstances, rural living offers up many ways for folks to experience loneliness. In some cases, the remoteness of the farmstead can cause...
