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Opinion

Cold times — warm memories

Local Columns

The temps they were falling, but the feelings were getting warmer. There were a number of happenings that were about to coincide. You know the feelings. It’s holiday season, and there always seems to be a bunch of differing celebrations. Some of them are unexpected and some of them you can ...

Christmastime is here

Community Voices

My wife and I recently took in our local parade of lights followed later that evening by watching a televised broadcast of “Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer.” This means that it is now officially Christmastime. We had fortunate weather for the parade, with light winds and temperatures in the ...

On the Porch

Local Columns

In the Dec. 7, 1917, edition of the News Messenger of Lyon County, a few letters from men serving in the armed forces were published. The letter below was written by A.L. “Louis” Robinson to the Red Cross Organization in Marshall: U.S.S. South Carolina, co N.Y.P.M, N.Y., N.Y. 9th ...

How to get the most out of passive income in your portfolio

Local Columns

Passive income is broadly defined as money that comes from investments rather than employment wages. Examples include dividend income generated by stock investments or rental income derived from property you own. Passive income can play an important role in helping to meet day-to-day expenses ...

Do artists make mistakes? It depends on who you ask

Local Columns

Art is not an exact science, usually not something that can be rigidly defined or quantified. Instead there’s the freedom to create, to try new things and see if they turn out. They might or might not go down in history as mistakes. It’s simply up to the artist. I became acquainted ...