Columns

Hello from Hazard! Our mailbox was full of hazard-ous guesses this week. There were a few more responses to Item No. 827, confirming what we published...

This morning, the sun is finally shining and the faint sound of chirping birds has been music to the ears. The remnants of...

I have often said that the reason I enjoy being a “columnist,” rather than a “journalist” is that the former can use random numbers like a “jzillion dollars” without remorse, while the latter has to report with accuracy on dull-as-dishwater things like the Gross National Product and how much it costs to fill the pothole in front of your house. (Curiously, about a “jzillion dollars.”)

My recent column about surviving our childhoods of the 1950s and 1960s prompted several letters and comments from people who said they could surely relate to the sentiment!

Around Farm and Dairy, it pays to listen to Rilla Gruber

Despite what psychoanalysts might claim, not everything that is wrong with you is your mother’s fault.

Budgeting helps guide you through your decision-making process as you attempt to commit resources to the most profitable enterprises on the farm.

A simple definition of volatility in the grain markets would be the rate of price change over time.

When a former National Football League player known for his dirty play was asked if he ever “threw” a game — purposely helped the opposing team win — the player replied by stating the obvious.

If you’re like me, it doesn’t take you long to count the number of hay bales you have remaining for this year’s winter feed.