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Happiness in VW Beetle form

by | Jul 26, 2013 | Column

My first car was a VW Beetle. It was bright orange and I called it “Sunny.” I drove it for a couple of years, and I think my daddy held his breath every time I cranked up. After all, back then the engine was in the back. This made for great fun on the muddy roads at...

Dog walking 101 for children

by | Jul 26, 2013 | Column

As we visited friends in Minnesota last week, our hostess looked out and saw two neighborhood children and their pet dog being accosted by two large, stray dogs.  We both went running out of the house to confront the situation and scared the stray dogs off before...

Legals -7/26/13

by | Jul 26, 2013 | Legals

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY ADMINISTRATOR OR EXECUTOR PROBATE COURT Estate of Roger Lynn McCullough, Sr., deceased Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 2nd day of July, 2013, by the Hon. Bill English,...

Energy sources and pesticides

by | Jul 19, 2013 | Column

A  TV ad features an attractive young woman advocating production and use of natural gas to solve the nation’s energy problems. It graphically illustrates how hydraulic fracturing of gas-containing shale deposits releases the gas which is piped to the surface. Whether...

Sharing in Trinity’s grief

by | Jul 19, 2013 | Column

I was cooking dinner Saturday night when a storm blew up in our neighborhood. It had rained earlier but had pretty much stopped. There was still the rumble of thunder in the distance. I remember distinctly a flash of lightning while I stood over the stove. I thought...