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My farmer friend whose underground irrigation tubing has become chew toys for the local gophers called me this week with yet another development. His...

I don't know why my friend Joan sent me Allen Swift's obituary, other than the fact he was the oldest living owner of a...

What happens when you turn a certain age? That all depends on...

I thought the new topic for the Life Story Writing Class would really test the writers, but some of them finished it early. I...

Officials in Johnson County are in a dither because it took so long to count primary ballots on election day. Too long, they fret,...

The other day I was poking about downtown to take the measure and mood of local commerce and test the patience of busy merchants....

By Sandra Pugh I retired the final time from a paying job 4...

I love olden-times, true, hilarious stories. Here’s one that dates back decades to when about every small rural town boasted at least one new...

For many this week brings the start of a new school year.  Remember when it was after Labor Day?  I certainly do, as a...

“Just take a pill, that’ll fix whatever the problem is.” That advice is prevalent today from whomever, wherever it’s being heard from. Be it television...