March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the time of year when you’ll see lots of reminders about colon health and the importance of getting screened for this type of cancer – screenings that can prevent the second leading cause of cancer deaths. In fact, new data now reveals ...
This past year was a major one for city services, with City Council and staff leadership focusing on infrastructure, park improvements, continued focus on housing, and investment in capital equipment and services. To ensure this work is completed efficiently and effectively, cities have ...
A reader recently emailed me, saying that they were distressed about how modern dairies operate. I replied with some insights gleaned from my six decades’ worth of dairy experience. The majority of America’s dairy cows live in confinement facilities. The cows remain indoors from time ...
Nearly 7 inches of snow this weekend couldn’t dampen my spirits as the colors came together on my vise. Looking back through old journals and previous columns with the turn of the calendar to March brought the slightest sense of urgency as I sat at my lure making desk watching the drift ...
Excuse me for being so short, but my mind seems empty. For those of you who know me, that opening statement might cause you to roll your eyes, and say: “Duh!”. For those of you who don't know me, consider yourself fortunate! There are just some days when I don't know what's happening or ...
It won’t be quite the same this summer on Country Club Drive next to the National Guard Armory. I learned this month that the Little Dairy Queen won’t be opening up. It was always a tradition. People looked forward to stopping there when summer arrived. Its history goes back to before ...