Opinion
It just seems like many crops are maturing earlier than they normally would. However, when I look back in my archive of garden advice, we’re not too far ahead of a typical season.
Summer always becomes a blur because we have waited so long for it to arrive and then we’re back to facing another...
Sometimes you hear people express concern about the future of our country or the quality of the “next generation.”
If these people could have experienced what I did in July, they certainly wouldn’t be worried.
I had the opportunity to help chaperone a group of teens from Grace Lutheran Church who...
The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on September 21, 1921:
WILL MAINTAIN REST ROOM AT FAIR GROUNDS
Instructive Health Work Exhibit Will Also be Made Under Direction of County Nurse Doyle
A public rest room will be one of the features of the Red Cross and Public Health exhibit at the...
I started my last column with the words “Mary and I.” The column was about the two of us babysitting our granddaughter.
I use those three words, “Mary and I,” from time to time generally because we do almost everything together, except hunting, fishing, golfing and watching TV.
So today the three...
To the Editor:
Like many others worldwide, I have been angered and saddened during the last week by reports of the illegal killing of Cecil the lion in East Africa by a dentist from Minnesota.
Cecil was a well-known and beloved animal, popular with tourists and part of a research study. All the...
The 2015 version of the Rock County Fair is well underway this week, and those who haven’t yet been to the fairgrounds on South Freeman Avenue should make a point to get there.
Why? We aren’t going to offer a David Letterman “Top 10 Reasons,” but we can come up with a few good arguments.
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The last time we met in this space I shared some thoughts about my first-born grandchild — a girl born to my son and his wife on June 1.
Well, believe it or not, this week’s thoughts are about my second-born grandchild — a girl born to my daughter and her husband on July 5.
Evelyn Ann arrived...
At this point in summer, our potted “gardens” of flowers are developing marvelous color. In a couple of my pots, I have a plant or two that are becoming a bit aggressive about how much space they want, so I get my pruning shears and give them some needed discipline. That must be done to keep...
By Mavis Fodness
Someone likens the feeling of turning 50 to that of a youth mastering riding a bike without training wheels.
Remember the feeling of freedom and independence?
That feeling has been building inside me for the past half century. It becomes official on Saturday. I will be 50....
In several studies over the past decade, behavioral scientists have found that some people look so much like their pets that outside observers can match them based on pictures alone.
The accompanying image, for instance, comes from a 2005 study in which test participants identified owner-pet...