I relate best to animals when I anthropomorphize, that is give them human qualities that help explain, at least in my mind, how they react to the world around them in a way that I might better understand those reactions. It makes sense at first, because like fish, or deer, or pheasants, I’m ...

Public transit makes an important difference in communities the size of Marshall, and that’s something I know from personal experience. I will be a transit customer for about a month in August and September . It’s due to hip surgery, which will mean 30 days of driving restriction. I was ...

The social news or gossip columns in the old newspapers are always fascinating to read. A special section in the newspaper was devoted to the social media of the day. The whereabouts of local people and events were often featured in these columns. Here are a few from The News Messenger of Lyon ...

We have been learning about Cottonwood’s Dave Harris, who was raised by his grandma in Torrance and Redondo Beach, California. He dropped out of school at 17 and his grandma signed for him in May 1968 so that he could enlist at seventeen, rather than face California’s Juvenile Justice ...

There are times when it’s welcome to be called empty headed. The absence of a constantly beating brain feels rather comforting, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, these types of moments don’t last very long because the mental flowing resumes in earnest. And you know, I welcome the flooding of ...

While flipping a small jig for some panfish this weekend, I looked over the slightly faded orange wrappings on the tip of a favorite light action rod as I worked the offering back and elicited the strike of a few willing bluegills. So many seasons had passed since I conducted the impromptu ...