Ten ways to go broke: Still good advice
Long before there was David Letterman, the University of Tennessee's ag college came up with its own Top 10 list that's worth reviewing.
Advice for life: Get up eight
Dear Annette, You're done. No more high school. No more bells, study halls or varsity volleyball. No more sock hops, pep rallies or lunchroom drama.
Animal welfare rules are dynamic
Testimony before a House or Senate committee is not always the most scintillating reading. I've always marveled how legislators can stay awake during the most boring of hearings.
The week no words would come
There are some weeks when writing a column is hard (OK, most weeks). There's never a lack of things to write about, but making those topics interesting is the tough part.
Infinite legacy of words and deeds
In January, a man stopped by our booth at Power Show Ohio and mentioned he had met Ora Anderson. He was, the Athens County reader said, the most amazing bird carver.
Preservation: Why are we doing this?
A week ago, I challenged newsroom team members to come up with a personal goal for the rest of 2007.
U.S. ag research at a crossroads
The founding fathers got it right. But I'm not talking about Madison, Hamilton or Jefferson, I'm talking about Smith, Lever, Hatch and Morrill.
Losing this battle will be expensive
"It's time to get political." That's a headline message on the Web site of The Humane Society of the United States.
Ready for the manure chronicles?
The caller identified himself as a reporter with the Canton Repository. He was doing a story on two dairy farms that are taking part in a pilot program for onfarm manure treatment, kind of like a municipal sewage treatment plant.
Postal system: Bring my mail before you get another raise
Editor: Our postal system is again asking for another raise. This isn't right. Why should they get a raise when ?the system' is not doing its job? Within the past year, I know of three pieces of information-sensitive mail that I never received.
