…and that is just too darn sad.

“Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine”, “The Year Clayton Delaney Died”, “I Love”, and “A Week in a Country Jail”, “Harper Valley PTA”. By now anyone who knows anything about country music realizes that these are all the titles of songs written by the legendary Tom T. Hall.

Time for Transparency about ND History

If you haven’t noticed, the country is having a big rhubarb over whether or not we ought to come clean about our history involving African-Americans. This debate has created a lot of soul-searching in the United States.

American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the War Clause

How many more Americans would have to die before the United States made the inevitable decision to withdraw from war in Afghanistan, after 20 years of war, at the cost of more than $2 trillion and the loss of 2,500 lives?

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1790 Announcer: “The Raleigh and Kool Cigarette Program with Tommy Dorsey.” Song: “Two cigarettes on the air.” Announcer: “And here he is, the star of our show, Tommy Dorsey.

Along the Way

“Put your heart, mind, and soul into even the smallest of acts. This is the secret of success.” - Swami Sivananda In the grace filled recognition of the journey’s ever changing, constantly flowing recognition comes the adaptation of authenticity through the confinement of convention.

Ask Rusty

Dear Rusty: I am getting hammered with taxes on my Social Security (SS). I am retired and draw a meager work pension and SS benefits. When my wife and I filed our joint tax return we owed the IRS a substantial amount of money - they took 85% of my SS in taxes.

From my Window

Thank You! I appreciate all the readers who have encouraged me with their comments, sometimes on a particular article or at times on my writing in general. My gratitude does not come across as well as it should. My communications skills have always come up short.

Bowesmont Lives

On July 28th Merv and Phyllis Holter went to Willmar to the home of Craig, Ann, Cassie and Case Holter and stayed until Aug. 1st. On the 31st they went to Games Lake and celebrated Cassie’s 8th birthday with family.

Just when we thought it was behind us...

Covid took a toll on the world, our country, our states, our mental health, our relationships, and our families. Just when we thought that we could start living a more normal life because we felt that perhaps there was enough herd immunity there is a variant that is spreading very rapidly.

Life in the Slow Lane?

There is something about a scrapbook that brings back so many memories. The same is true for looking through old newspaper clippings that someone has saved for many years.