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.
Teen driver’s age doesn’t match heart’s calendar
The nice thing about getting married is that you inherit a whole new set of people to fret about. My niece, for example, is aflutter about learning to drive.
Read It Out Loud
I don't need to make a case for reading here. Since you're reading this paper, obviously, you're a reader.
Give calf facilities a yearly checkup
How easy - or difficult - is it for your calves to thrive? Now is a great time to assess your calf-raising facilities to see what the current answer to this question is.
Food safety laws are counterintuitive
In the upside down world of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's current leaders, sound science is what they say it is and food safety seems to be what is best for agribusiness.
Teacher’s death the birth of an angel
The above quote has circulated for several years now, and each time I read it, I feel, once again, it serves as a great reminder to us to live each day as though it could be our last.
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.
A trip down memory lane
Twenty years ago on April 4, I awakened to a white glare outside the bedroom window, realized the glare was from snow, laughed aloud, burrowed back beneath the covers, and snoozed for another 30 minutes.
Baby’s first fashion sense stays in style
I remember when I first made the clear connection between what I wore and how I felt. It was the dawn of middle school, which in our district was seventh grade.
Our Libraries: Channeling Between the Ditches
Libraries have always been a home away from home for me. Whether I stood beside the "stacks" (bookshelves) or in a privileged place behind the desk, I sensed at an early age the quiet, potential "wealth" around me.
