Loose Ends: Honor a man’s word

Most everyone’s view of the West is based on those romanticized, gussied-up versions of this region of the country. Somehow the real picture of a westerner got lost in the shuffle and the qualities that represented those who struggled to make a living on the land receded into the background. Reliant on themselves for most everything, westerners have always embodied independence, self-reliance, honesty and plain speaking.
During these two weeks of the National Western Stock…