Opinion
The little engine that could, and did...
A couple years ago, we had a discussion in our house about careers and how it seems that in the newspaper business nothing was a sure bet.
Businesses were constantly being sold, bosses ge...
Winter driving safety: Don\'t be that guy.... or that one..or that one...
I once had the enlightening experience of working with a teenage girl who had already wrecked her car two or three times.
She did not seem to make th... Christmas classics: Let them renew your faith
Saturday was a great lesson for me. It answered a question for me that many married people at times have in their mind but dread to voice outloud:
"W...
11:45 and most is well....
Last week, I wrote about what it's like on a day when there is no news.
See that story, if you have not already seen it, HERE.
Today seems to be a day very much like that one. Other th...
Letter to the Editor: Crossing paths with a dishonest Christmas customer
I would like to address my remarks to the Big Box Store Customer with whom I had the misfortune of crossing paths.
Dear Costumer,
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Big city reporters inspire one to want to carry a big stick
As I'm sure you've read, we had a bit of excitement out here yesterday...more than I EVER want to see again!
Thank God, the outco...
Every story affects somebody\'s neighbor; today it was mine
Two significant newsworthy events – a minor house fire and a tragic double-fatality automobile/bicycle accident – in the year before it became my job to w... Journalism lesson: Avoiding the armpit pitfall
Lots of people were probably thinking lots of things Friday night as the Vikettes prepared to play Marion.
“Is there something I fo...
Growing Old in Vinton
You know the smells in the air when you go to Cedar Rapids? Sometimes its bad, sometimes you smell Captain Crunch. I have the same relationship with old folks homes.
This last Sunday, the girls...
The Christmas that was, for me, the most like Christmas
When I look back on my own personal history of Christmas, I can think of several years when the holiday had special meaning for me.
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