Guest Columnist

As I look at the past two weeks of burning, demonstrating and rioting, I am torn between my Christian self and my realistic self. As a Christian, I hurt when other people hurt. If Ruth cried, I just melted. When the dad and little girl drowned on the Rio Grande, I wept.

Letter to the Editor

June 12, 2020 Letter to Editor: AARP understands the worry and heartache felt by families and residents of long-term care facilities who haven’t been able to see each other for months. We, too, look forward to the day when these facilities are once again open to visitation.

KC’s Column

GREAT BEGINNINGS, 1728 Announcer: “Coca-Cola presents The Spike Jones Show with Spike and the City Slickers, including Doodles Weaver as Professor Feetlebaum, George Roth, Dick and Freddy Morgan, Sir Fredric Gass, Jack Dolly, and our special guest, Don Ameche.

Perfection of Grace

“You always gain by giving love.” - Reese Witherspoon Through the configuration of our present journeys, there are moments when we sense the calligraphy of grace beyond the chaos of our world. In the serenity of its gracious benevolence, the light rises after the storms of transformation.

Ask Rusty – How Do I Apply with Social Security Offices Closed?

Dear Rusty: I am 64 years old and would like advice on how to move forward to apply for Social Security now instead of waiting until I am the “magic” age of 66.5 years.

Reports about Coronavirus Vaccine don’t always give the full story

How soon will we have a vaccine to protect us from coronavirus? That’s the question uppermost on the minds of many Americans, especially the elderly and others especially at risk for a severe bout of the disease. Everyone wants the vaccine yesterday.

Bowesmont Lives

Bob and LeAnn Bachman of Hamilton visited Merv and Phyllis Holter on Tuesday night. On Wednesday Lynette Restemayer and John Restemayer of Cavalier picked up Saralee Hoselton in Grafton and brought her back to Drayton.

Tidbits from AMAC

A hairy notion You can bet that there are a lot of men out there who are now sporting “Coronavirus Beards,” says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].

A State of Lawlessness….

What would it look like if law enforcement agencies were defunded? If there truly is a push to get rid of law enforcement what will happen to society as a whole? Who will people call when they need assistance from a crime that has been committed against them?

Everyone Has One…

Opinions are a dime a dozen, and everyone has one. You name a subject there will be multiple opinions surrounding it. My Grandma Ruth used to say opinions are like rear ends, everybody has one. Our current societal culture scares me a little bit.