Opinion
The fantods: Informed engagement Trumps panic
There's an old, obscure word that describes the mood of much of the country these days: Fantod.
Or more specifically: The fantods.
The fantods is a phrase that refers to a state of irritability,...
Learning Country Living - Dealing with Ice
Gene and I moved to rural Benton County in the fall of 2009. Our first year was filled with challenges as we learned to manage 14 acres, a long driveway, snow removal and . . . ice.
January, 2010 -...
A letter to Vinton's Horton Spheroid water tower, from an old neighbor
To: Horton Water Spheroid
From: Former close neighbor
Re: Recent Vinton Today piece
It was with great interest that I read your recent article. I was your nearest neighbor, residing in the bl...
Celebrating 'No Name-Calling Week' at the Inauguration: How to discuss our Presidents with our neighbors
This just in, from the Department Of Stuff That Is SOOOOO Funny You Would Think Somebody Made It Up, But It's Actually True:
Donald J. Trump - who won the Presidential Election by personally and of...
Learning Country Living - Our First Snow
Gene and I moved to rural Benton County in the fall of 2009. Our first year was filled with challenges as we learned to manage 14 acres, a long driveway, snow removal and . . . more snow. The winter o... Learning Country Living - Shots Fired
Gene and I moved to rural Benton County in the fall of 2009. Our first year was filled with challenges as we learned to manage 14 acres, a long driveway, snow removal and . . . hunters.
Fall 2009:
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How Christmas comes to those who need it most
Christmas is not something some of you have been looking forward to this year, for a variety of personal, painful reasons.
An empty chair.
A long, sanitized hallway.
An uncertain future.
T...
Fake news is dead! Or will be, if you follow these rules....
I have some startling news for you.
Fake news is not new.
As long as there have been presses to print information, and technological methods of transmitting that information to another place, th...
The Recipe Box
When the weather gets cold and I can't walk outside, I get a little antsy. (Gene would tell you that this is a huge understatement and that there is family folklore about the trouble I get into w... Learning Country Living
Several years ago, we moved out to rural Benton County. Our home sits on 14 beautiful acres overlooking the Cedar River and I found myself asking, "Is this heaven or hell?" As we adapted to countr...