Thursday, January 15, 2026

Our high school band enjoyed a chartered bus trip to Toronto in March. My senior, Jo, was included, although she's not part of the band but has several friends who are.

The lessons contained in the proposed settlement of a civil lawsuit arising over

Just a week ago, we had the joy of welcoming a young couple with a sweet little baby to our home. As I was making a fuss over the baby, the young mother told me my optimism and enthusiasm was exactly what she needed to hear.

It's 10 o'clock. Do you know where your manure is? Whether you own one horse or 500 Holsteins, it is your job to move, handle, store and manage manure responsibly.

It was a rough night in the Seabolt household, as our two dogs - a German shepherd (Ace) and his partner in crime, a relatively inert ottoman of a dog (Jagger) - decided at around 4 a.

I make hard-boiled eggs just a few times a year - usually to make deviled eggs; now that my kids are growing up, we haven't taken time to color them for Easter.

On Jan. 21, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the air quality compliance agreement.

You don't own any cattle, so the court-clouded Canadian beef import rule doesn't affect you, right? Likewise, you don't make fructose, raise sugar beets or grow cotton so all that mumbo-jumbo about NAFTA, CAFTA, TRIPS and the WTO is better left to those smart trade-talkers in Washington, Brussels and Geneva.

As time marches on, the changing of seasons remains the same, but little else has been untouched by the progression of time.

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.