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Democrats spewing hatred

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: The absolute unadulterated, unsubstantial dislike and complete hateful rhetoric being spewed from elected officials, TV news programs, late night shows and recent letters to the editor is disturbing and dangerous to the point of generating and encouraging violence. Why do the Democrats appear so desperate to spew such hatred? They are resorting to not just name calling like Nazi, fascist, dictator, now it includes curse words that George Carlin was virtually criminalized for. How sad and pathetic. What outcome is all this vial rhetoric producing? It seems to have ...

‘Purple for a purpose: Standing against domestic violence’

Community Voices

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month—a time to honor survivors, remember the lives lost, and stand together to break the cycle of abuse. Domestic violence is not an isolated issue; it touches individuals, families, and entire communities. This month calls us to act with urgency: to raise awareness, believe survivors, and work toward a future where safety and healing are possible for all. The impacts of domestic violence extend far beyond the home. Children who witness abuse carry invisible scars, families are torn apart, and communities feel the strain in schools, workplaces, ...

Trump bringing happiness to millions of Americans

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: I am so grateful that President Trump is our president. His many successes in less than 10 months fill me with pride and optimism for the future. His latest accomplishment of brokering peace in Gaza and the Middle East has been labeled historic and remarkable by leaders from around the world. Many prominent Democrats are also praising Trump for ending the war in Gaza and his other diplomatic initiatives for world peace. Trump has shown the entire world how important strong American leadership, coupled with military readiness, is to world peace. President Trump has ...

When you need a friend

Local Columns

Inspiration comes from so many unexpected places. It was my duty to take some posters to various stores around town promoting our local history center’s upcoming programs. It’s a job I will do as long as I can because of the importance of history in our lives. Walking into a very cool shop, I was enveloped in a song playing over the shop’s speakers. I had not heard the song for a long time, and its lyrics are so needed by all of us. The name of the song is “Lean on Me.” It was initially recorded and released many years ago, but its theme is so relevant today. When you ...

Going long

Local Columns

When asked about the longest tailfeather he had ever seen, a hunting mentor relayed the story where his pal had taken a Birdzilla-sized rooster in the late season in southwestern North Dakota coming off a great shot as the pheasant’s tail flapped in the wind like a CB antenna trailing behind it on the flush. When the crew returned to their motel to clean the birds, he popped the feather out of the tail clump and dropped it down the top barrel of his over-under and the tip was still visible. “That made it 26-and-1/8 inches, the longest pheasant feather I had ever seen,” my friend ...

An embarrassment of riches

Community Voices

It was somewhat embarrassing. Not as mortifying as being elbowed by your wife because you were snoring in church, but still. This fall, our garden yielded an embarrassment of riches. Last winter, when I was pining for summer, I begged the garden gods to grant me just a few pumpkins and gourds. A mischievous garden god must have grinned and said, “Hold my beer.” I lost the crop about five times, which is typical for most growing seasons. First it was too warm and dry, then it became too cold and wet. This just proves the timeworn farmer’s adage that there are only five kinds ...