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What will kick Congress into gear?
Alan Guebert takes Washington to task on the 2012 Farm Bill.
Bearing up to the call of the wild
It’s long been a dream of mine to not be eaten by a bear. This hasn’t been a difficult dream to fulfill since I have always resided, quite smugly, in a state that claimed to have no bears beyond the zoo and an occasional misplaced Chicago football fan. This is why people live in the
Think About It: Perfect Peace
It is amazing how many people I talk to along the way of life that are looking for “peace.” About the time we think things are getting better, we tune in to the daily news and find out differently. All the things that are going on around our world seem to be filled with bad news.
Dear Mr. Apples and Oranges
Another final column of the year and, as is the custom, another year where readers will have the final word. Some of their words are bitter, some are sweet and all arrive with either red hot passion or cold blue conviction. Take the mid-August email that started, “You didn’t do a very good job of
Northwestern FFA celebrates year
WEST SALEM, Ohio — The Northwestern-Wayne FFA chapter celebrated a successful year during its annual awards banquet April 4. This year, the chapter consisted of 104 active members who were recognized for their hard work and dedication put forth throughout the year. State Degree The State Degree is awarded to the top of the membership
Be on the lookout for kinglets this time of year
November is usually a dismal month, thanks to cooler temperatures, gray skies, rain and mud. But not this year. The first week of November has been perfect — bluebird skies and 70 degrees. It has felt like spring. But weather forecasts report more seasonable weather will return; I doubt we’ll see such mild weather again
Farmers need to hear their weather
Last week, I talked with a wise fellow who has witnessed many changing seasons. We discussed how unseasonably hot it has been for October as he wiped the sweat from his brow.
An extraordinary autumn gears up
Hasn’t autumn been extraordinary this year? November blew in, and each day so far has been as mild as a day in May.
Holiday spirit returning this year
By now, you’re getting a bit panicky. When you put last year’s Christmas “away,” where did you put the list with all the names of friends who get cards or gifts or coffee cakes? And what about the red and gold banners you stick on the pasture gate and the cemetery fence with green duct tape (which gives you a fit when you try to remove it come summer)? At least you remember where the rolls of red plastic ribbon are that turn the porch’s white pillars into candy cane look-alikes when it is spiraled around them.
Touchstone’s Orion, rest in peace
(Editor’s note: Generally, Janie Jenkins’ column runs every other week and this would be her ‘off week.
