Pastor Leroy’s Column

We are all familiar with the phrase, “A little white lie.” It is used to describe a deviation from the truth which is small, and therefore seemingly insignificant. But consider this: What has more power to deceive, a small l ie or a big lie?

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1764 Voices: Nonsense words that sound Chinese. Sound of a large gong. Announcer: “Terry and the Pirates. Quaker Puffed Wheat presents Terry and the Pirates.” Sound of the gong. (a typical opening for “Terry and the Pirates,” an adventure program on radio; NBC, July 2 to Sept.

Canvas of Connection

“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of the buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

How Will My Wife’s Benefits Be Affected by My State Pension?

Dear Rusty: I am 73 and receive a pension from my state’s Police and Fire Pension Fund. I took a full pension, so my wife only gets a widow’s pension when I die, and this is only a fraction of what my full pension is.

What next...

The long-awaited vaccine is here, and people are patiently waiting their turn. While this vaccine has been rapidly produced and there was a quick release for something so new, it still seemed like it took a long time for it to be available.

Frozen brain...

The deadline is looming, and I still have no ideas. With all the subzero temperatures we have experienced in the last week I seem to have lost my mojo and all my motivation with it. Perhaps in the frigid temperatures my brain has simply frozen up.

And we did not even have to leave town…

Every once in a while this old fellow has a good idea, and once in an exceedingly rare while they even work out. This all actually happened this past Saturday when we celebrated Valentines Day a day early.

It Wasn’t Valentine’s Day at the Capitol

There was little love lost at the state Capitol on Valentine’s Day as a multi-ring match made tag-wrestling look like phy ed amateur hour. Leading off was the long-standing grudge match between the executive and legislative branches designed by the Founding Fathers in Philadelphia a few years ago.

Letters to the Editor

Where to Get Vaccination Info without Internet Access As coronavirus vaccines continue to roll out in North Dakota, people without Internet access are asking where they can get vaccination information and how they get signed up for the vaccine.

Pastor Leroy’s Column

Times of societal upheaval can be very revealing. The twentieth century British pastor, D. Martin Lloyd-Jones wrote of the impact saying, “Most people today are but existing; they have no life.