Next generation of a tractor lover
By JUDITH SUTHERLANDFarm and Dairy columnistWhen the sunshine warms the golden curls of the golden boy, there is a halo of blessing that burns...
A life well lived leaves a legacy
“He was a success because he studied the business with great care and was able to give a logical reason for everything he did....
Judith Sutherland: Honoring a good-natured neighbor
If Emerson had not lived and died in the 1800s, I would have sworn he was writing his success credo about Bill Cameron. Cameron takes the very first one of these points and lives it full-tilt.
Fainting goat shares her life story
(Editor’s note: With a busy season and remodeling projects under way, guest columnist and fainting goat Ms. O’Malley is taking a turn filling in...
Part III Looking back offers perspective
“We are each feeling quite alone and low now. For what is a home without a mother?”
— Alexander Smalley, 1894Part IIIThe next best...
Judith Sutherland: Grandmother lives on in shepherds
The regret of never having had the opportunity to meet my paternal grandmother has always been with me, but the sense of loss has become stronger as I have grown older.
Part I: Grandmother’s influence on family
“My mother was deeply conscientious, hopeful, loyal. The land on our farm was beautiful, full of adventure, beckoning. The life there must sometimes, though,...
Judith Sutherland: Anonymity favored but not always possible
Must the jury in a murder trial be exposed to public scrutiny, each individual named and questioned by the media? Until one has stood in the shoes of a juror, it seems harsh to demand that spotlight be shined on each of them.
Summer of surprises won’t be forgotten
Life is full of surprises, each one a chapter in the book that spices up a life. For me, one of the greatest surprises...
Small towns are the strongest foundation
Mooreland, Indiana, was paradise for a child -- my old friend Rose and I have often said so -- small, flat, entirely knowable. When...
