The perils of grain market prognostication
The stock market took another dive, and it took the grains with it.
Rural Americans way ahead of leaders
In a brief presentation to some 250 or so farm and small town members of Iowa mutual insurance companies Nov. 17, I asked for...
You’ll want to find these books under the tree
If you've got some avid readers on your holiday gift list, here are some titles I enthusiastically recommend.
The Owl and the Woodpecker: Encounters...
A cheating Channing is still charming
"Old Major completed his herding of the milk cows and somehow came to realize that he had two full hours until he was needed...
Life is full of surprises: Enjoy the good ones
I have always prided myself on being the smart, savvy sort. The type that no one can “put one over on.” The type to...
Post-its are a big help with all the lists
Now the endless lists begin. What did we ever do BP — Before Post-its — because the list never happens to be where we...
Pumpkin Cake and a Poem
This pumpkin cake may not be so different from other pumpkin cakes you've tried, but see if you agree with me; it's right up there with the better ones.
Hazard A Guess: Week of Nov. 27, 2008
Hello from Hazard!OK this is a really short deadline week for Hazard because of the Thanksgiving holiday. We are writing this on Thursday afternoon...
A flock of tundra swans is an impressive sight
Last week as I traveled across the southern tier of New York, V-shaped skeins of Canada geese crossed the sky from north to south....
The stick as a toy is a hard(wood) sell
Proving yet again even my dog is more forward thinking than I, the stick has recently been inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame....
