Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Blogs

Just a Little Light: The Greatest Story Never Told

Dawn Phelps Columnist   My dear sweet Aunt Helene was one of the most beautiful people I have ever known.  When she died in her eighties, she...

Time For Football

Richard Shank Columnist In these early days of August, it is hard not to think of football at all levels as another season is soon to...

Lettuce Eat Local: Here’s A Butter Idea

Amanda Miller Columnist Lettuce Eat Local I stood there quietly, processing for a few seconds. “And she just…eats it like that?”  This was a few years ago, but...

Corn Dip

I had all kinds of plans last week to freeze sweet corn for the winter months. None of it made it to the freezer!...

Ah, My Little Lotus Flower!

I remember several years ago clamoring up over the dike of one pond in the McPherson Valley Wetlands to be greeted by what looked...

Masked Bandit Warfare

Up until a couple of weeks ago, I've been lucky with my sweet corn gardening efforts here at our new home in Riley. Last...

E-Cows

It's looking more and more like ranchers are going to have electronic ear tags shoved down their throat whether they like it or not....

Just a Bit of Bark and Banter: Summer Days with My Toy Aussies

Jennifer Long Columnist Summer is here, and while many of us love soaking up the sunshine, my four Toy Australian Shepherds have their own opinions about...