Making weight: What items do you really need?
A pound of cotton socks weights the same as a pound of sharp knife. You need to pare down your duffle so what do...
Tech talk and Siri
I would like to thank modern technology for that awkward moment when I was conducting very important business and Brick House piped out of...
FSA Andy
Hello again!
County fairs are winding down and an early harvest has begun. Some farmers may actually be done with harvest by Halloween this year...
All the news they want to print
Rupert Murdoch, the Australian-born American media titan, is having one tough year on both sides of the Atlantic.
On the Old World side, several of...
Some clean four-letter words for fall
The phrase "four-letter word" has a bad reputation, for obvious reasons. But there are good four-letter words, too. Here are a few four-letter verbs...
Shooting is not a chance event, practice is needed
Pre-season target practice is a basic requirement for hunters. To depend on last year’s shooting performance is to ask for problems. Indeed, what it...
A view from above shows the true landscape
Last week I flew from Pittsburgh to North Carolina via New York City. I took the scenic route and got to see lots of...
Children: They grow in the blink of an eye
By JUDITH SUTHERLANDFarm and Dairy columnistThere is just nothing like the blessing of a newborn baby. Arriving a full month early, our family's most...
Having a beef with Ohio’s checkoff, where cattle will vote … sort of
According to Chicago legend, a tombstone somewhere in the city reads: "John Smith, Born 1934, Died 1981, Voted 1984, 1988, 1992." What makes the...
Who is your hero?
Do you know someone who has become a hero to you? If so, why is that person a hero to you? What makes a...
