Country issues

I really do hate it when people start talking about shooting dogs. We humans have mixed feelings about dogs. We’ve made it illegal to be mean to them, but if they bother us [Continue]

A major event is happening in this city Friday, June 1 — the International is scheduled to be ready for the road. The old cornbinder, which I inherited from my dad, has [Continue]

I am confused and frustrated. We’ve had more offers to provide high-speed Internet in our part of the woods than a dog has fleas and yet — the ol’ dial-up still churns [Continue]

We received a flyer in our mailbox this week. “Manure sale,” it said. Horse manure, $6.50 a bag. “Order now.” I wonder if the vendor really thought through his [Continue]

By MEL ROTHENBURGER/ The Armchair Mayor People who steal signs are deficient in some way. They’re missing a fundamental piece of their character — the ability to think [Continue]

Some observations from a Wednesday evening at the Whispering Pines community hall: This meeting wasn’t about garbage-collection options for Black Pines. It was about [Continue]