Life in the Slow Lane?

What will you do next seems to be a popular question since my announcement last week about closing the newspaper if no buyer is found in the next few weeks? Well, the short answer is I really do not know. The first order of business will be to rest.

Looking Down Main

I am sitting in the Salt Lake City airport waiting to board a flight which will, by Sunday’s end, bring us home to Drayton, and back to reality. We were able to spend some time with family over the past few days and now it is time to return to home and work.

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Guest Columnist

Well, we’re at it again. It seems that in the case of Senator Ray Homberg many are rushing to judgment without knowing the circumstances of his sin. According to former students, Ray Holmberg was an excellent Grand Forks teacher.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, It’s a conspiracy! The Universe or the weatherman or especially the ice, ice, ice have conspired to keep me from reaching my goal of walking a thousand miles between my 81st and 82nd birthdays.

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Pastor Leroy’s Column

There is a price to pay when a person chooses to become a Christ-follower. No, one does not pay to gain this new position, but when a person truly turns their life over to Jesus things change, relationships with others change.

The Heart of Home

“She’s your mother, you love her, there won’t be another place like her again that you call home. She stands here to help you, there’s nothing she won’t do. As long as she’s alive, you’re not alone, you’ve got each other. That’s your mother.

I’m Working; Why Hasn’t My Social Security Benefit Increased?

Dear Rusty: I will be 72 in July. I started taking my Social Security at age 64 after a job loss and other items that came up. So, my plan to wait past 68 evaporated, but I have continued to work since that time at a considerably smaller amount.

The Ladder

You first learned of Jacob’s ladder on the flannel boards in Vacation Bible School. It made for a great show and tell story. You later learn that you have to grip and lean into a ladder to use it. You become one with a ladder to accomplish tasks.