Opinion

By Dean Close, Editor Let's pause a moment to read 17 names – the names of young people who died in needless violence recently. Alainee Byer Jalis Jeremiah Anderson Jayquan L. Powell Jalis Jeremiah Anderson Kaia and Nye'Cole Marioneaux Dylan Martin Irving Alexis Chuba Tommy Leigh Thompson Shaquille Johnson William Axel Ishmail Anthony Daquan Shannon, Kinsey Beebe Justin Luca Nequcia Jacobs Olivia Robinson Sadik Griffin All of these young people left behind heart-broken parents and cl...

Someone did me a big favor a while ago, and they bragged in legal documents about how it took them “seven years of hard work and diligent efforts.” I will tell you about those diligent efforts and the outcome, in their own words. This “tremendous” effort produced an “extraordinary” outcome, particularly in “substantial” and “meaningful” results for me, particularly in the areas of “economic” and “monetary” gain.

This past weekend, we laid our aunt to rest. I've always been a stickler on claiming people as “such and such” if they aren't actually whatever title you put on them. I'd call Kathy my “aunt” but technically she was Dean's. She was one of those gals that I could and did talk to for hours most weeks.

Now in the last 10 years of wading through email, I don't remember EVER seeing an article about the Tooth Fairy and how it's a gauge of how the economy is going. But here it is. "Tooth Fairy Payouts Hit Hard Times Midwest average drops to $3.44 per tooth, 20 percent below national average. JLooks like the Tooth Fairy tightened her money bag after an all-time high payout in 2016.

Now in the last 10 years of wading through email, I don't remember EVER seeing an article about the Tooth Fairy and how it's a gauge of how the economy is going. But here it is. "Tooth Fairy Payouts Hit Hard Times Midwest average drops to $3.44 per tooth, 20 percent below national average. JLooks like the Tooth Fairy tightened her money bag after an all-time high payout in 2016.

By Dean Close, Editor I discovered a new way to drive safely in winter weather: Drive slowly in the snow until the morons in front of you who don't drive at an appropriate speed or safe driving distance cause a 70-car pile-up, and then sit on the blocked Interstate 35 until the snow melts, and authorities clear the road enough to allow you to turn around and go the other way and take a detour.

By Dean Close, Editor I discovered a new way to drive safely in winter weather: Drive slowly in the snow until the morons in front of you who don't drive at an appropriate speed or safe driving distance cause a 70-car pile-up, and then sit on the blocked Interstate 35 until the snow melts, and authorities clear the road enough to allow you to turn around and go the other way and take a detour.

Dear Editor, Florida School shooting: We continue to learn of the failings of law enforcement both local and Federal. Also we have learned that School security personnel were present, at least one and perhaps as many three other armed Sheriff Deputies, but they did not act We do know this - A coach/teacher acted protecting Students with his body - sacrificing his life, also there were Junior ROTC students acting to herd students to safety.