A mug of high fat might not kill you
Look, I just don't know if I can stomach the path this nation is taking one more day. What kind of world do we live in when a down-on-his-luck panhandler has to say, "Pardon me, brother.
Evidence of AWB selling U.S. grain to corrupt nations is too much to ignore
A month ago this space outlined the ongoing Australian probe of AWB Ltd., that nation's single-desk wheat exporter, and the nearly $215 million in kickbacks and bribes it paid to Iraqi officials to keep Aussie wheat flowing into Iraq between 1999 and the U.
Surprise ties together generations
I awoke, slightly bleary-eyed from not nearly enough sleep, and headed for the kitchen one morning last week.
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It's one vicious circle. Magazines pile up under my furniture and I chide myself for subscribing to them.
Gentlemen, start your ag engines
Do you want the good news or the bad news? Thing is, you can't separate the two, when you talk about farm economics.
Don’t be too sure of ‘someday’
Nothing's wrong just as long as You know that someday I will. Someday, somehow I'm gonna make it all right But not right now.
Looking for answers to old problems
On any other day, the Jan. 23 confirmation that another BSE-carrying cow had been discovered in Canada would have rocked that nation and its Canadian beef-importing neighbor to the south.
Hitchin’ a ride on the rails (well, almost)
While some kids played house, I remember playing railroad hobo with my sisters and our cousins. Our maternal grandparents, Henry and Mabel Tucker, lived on a nice, small horse farm on the outskirts of Ashland.
What Important Lessons Have You Learned?
Be My Guest (Columnist) I offer this pointed article by Kia Harries in place of my own column with appreciation to her.
Working the bugs out of family sick times
You really need to be in tip-top shape to come down with anything nowadays. The down-and-out workout.













