Commentary

Social Security apathy big problem

Thursday, March 31, 2005 by Susan Crowell

The whole Social Security reform issue is:
a) confusing, so I tune it out
b) political, so I tune it out
c) someone else’s problem
d) all of the above
e) there’s a problem?
At times, I’m afraid, we all feel like selecting any one of these options.

Will good farms pass the baton?

Thursday, March 24, 2005 by Susan Crowell

Last week, a busload of Pennsylvania farmers visited three dairy farms in eastern Ohio as part of a dairy profitability tour.

Court opens manure plans to public

Thursday, March 10, 2005 by Susan Crowell

A Feb. 28 decision that affects agriculture has been largely overshadowed by other news. But farms need to know about it.

All in the name of economic gain

Thursday, March 3, 2005 by Susan Crowell

No two words chill a landowner’s soul like the words “eminent domain.”
The concept of eminent domain is the right of a government to take private property for public use, like a road.

You’ve already paid for food on table

Thursday, February 10, 2005 by Susan Crowell

I bought a new vehicle last week to appease my husband.
I wanted to drive my car until it dropped. After all, it only had 103,000 miles on it.

We just thought you should know

Thursday, January 20, 2005 by Susan Crowell

A lot of information crosses our doorstep. Some we publish; some we pitch. Some we file for future reference, never sure what or when might make us dig into that folder.

He’ll always be ‘Mr. Darling’ to me

Thursday, January 13, 2005 by Susan Crowell

His eyes were intense, piercing almost. And I was more than a little intimidated when he stepped into the office where then Editor Tim Reeves was interviewing me for a staff reporter position.

Time to toughen ruminant feed ban

Thursday, January 6, 2005 by Susan Crowell

Fact: Rendered protein products that contain specified risk materials from cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) are the main source of mad cow disease, if other cattle eat those materials.

All I want for Christmas is a book

Thursday, December 23, 2004 by Susan Crowell

I crawled under the covers and hoped Keith would ignore the ice cube toes I inched closer to his leg.

Biggest challenge isn’t ag-related

Thursday, December 9, 2004 by Susan Crowell

When mad cow test alerts hit the airwaves, Dusty and Cheryl Sonnenberg were worried they wouldn’t be able to market their dairy beef products.