Reader concerned with shrinking military numbers

Our military is shrinking and with the future looking as it does we cannot keep fighting wars with what we have. Recruiting is down as over 85 percent of youths say they probably won’t join or they will not join.

Who, what, how

Before I ended up falling headfirst into the newspaper side of writing, I thought I pretty much knew what went on around our community. For the most part, I was fairly well informed. Yes, I’m sure there was an event or two or three that I probably missed.

Remembering our Dawgs in uniform...

W ell, how was your Memorial Day? Did you sleep late, then relax until suppertime when the hamburgers, hot dawgs, potato salad and beverages (adult and otherwise) were ready for a start-to-summer feast? Me too.

Aspects of gardening

What is a natural gardener? - someone who has a ‘green thumb’ and can grow anything – someone who likes to grow vegetables – someone who enjoys seeing beautiful flowering plants – one who grows plants organically? It can be any or all of these.

The worst word in American politics

For the past couple of years, the most important word in American politics has been the worst -- “rigged.

Bird legs

As if I don’t have enough responsibilities already, I am now mama to five baby guineas. They hatched in an incubator, so for better or worse, I’m the only mama they have. At this stage, they’re not much different from baby chicks or ducks. Feed them. Water them. They’re good.

Summer preparation!

N ow that spring football practice has finished, everything shuts down, right? Wrong. The final sprint to the finish line is now upon the fall sport athletes to prepare for the upcoming season.

Rain can be a pain..sometimes

Now that I’ve made every farmer and rancher in 20 counties mad, let me explain. Here it is again, the merry month of May... that time of year when it’s going to be wet, oftentimes on the weekend, when a lot of events, sporting and otherwise, are scheduled.

The Onion

Either you like them or you don’t. Some eat them raw, others prefer them cooked. This vegetable is one of the most popular. It can be prepared in so many ways and added to hundreds of recipes to enhance the flavor of the dish.

The Pre-existing lie

If you’ve only followed coverage of the Republican health care bill loosely in the media, you might believe that House Republicans, after much effort, passed legislation to deny people with pre-existing conditions health insurance.