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Opinion

A festival of sail

Community Voices

My wife and I knew we were in the right place because embossed on our hotel room’s throw pillows were the words, “I like big boats and cannot lie.” As if to drive that message home, a mighty air horn blared outside our hotel. Even though it was a quarter of a mile away, the horn was ...

Students should be allowed to state beliefs

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: “Debate on religion in school rages” was part of the headline of a lengthy editorial on last week’s “Faith Page” (July 11). The columnist wrote of the historic debate regarding the teaching of evolution in schools versus the Biblical account of God’s creation of ...

I’m on the right side of history

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: After an overwhelming victory in November, President Trump has been working and winning since day one of his presidency. His incredible list of accomplishments in just 5 months are far too numerous to mention here, but they are being acknowledged by many fair minded Democrats. ...

On the Porch

Local Columns

For this column, I often share social news or the gossip columns from the old newspapers. The social news is always fascinating to read and a lot can be learned of local people and events from the communities in Lyon County. For this article, I’m going to share the classifieds from one of the ...

Life insurance needs over time

Local Columns

It’s easy for many of us to approach life insurance with a “I’ll handle that later” or a “set it and forget it” mindset, and to assume that you have time to sort out the details of adequate insurance coverage down the road. Yet, life insurance can play a key role in protecting your ...