County
Loose Ends: Remembering Hester-Jane
RBC | It wasn’t until I saw Hester-Jane Cogswell’s life in the pictures spread out on the dining room table in her Fawn Creek ranch house Saturday that the loss hit me.
Dolly’s Column
County
Loose Ends: What is reality?
“When are you moving back to reality?” a relative asked years ago. The long distances between towns, the lack of diversity, and the lack of various commercial concerns that most of us depend upon were […]
Opinion
Loose Ends: Flowers still thrill
For some of us, the thrill of spotting the first wildflowers each summer never goes away. Newcomers are always surprised by our reaction to that good ol’ green stuff — plants, not money.
Meeker
Looking Back: Old-timers not forgotten
Living here long enough to officially be called an “old-timer,” yet not long enough to know everybody who was born and raised here, I feel bad when I overlook someone who made a difference in […]
Meeker
Loose Ends: Enjoying the give and take of small-town living
Bailouts — one more reason for living in a small town. It is not government subsidies that are the subject of one more conversation, it is the small town neighborliness of merchants, who tell the […]
Opinion
Loose Ends: Searching for signs of springtime
Two weeks ago, the signs of spring were all around us.
Meeker
Loose Ends: Say what you need to say …
If you have to precede a statement with, “I probably shouldn’t tell you …” then you are right, and should be quiet immediately.
Meeker
Looking Back: The way things used to be
“I home,” a 2-year-old remarked recently when she discovered the babysitter’s house had her favorite toy.
Meeker
Loose Ends: Carving a carcass for science
What would you do if you were attacked by a rabid animal? Think about it, as apparently the United States has one of the highest rates of rabid animal attacks on humans.
Opinion
Loose Ends: The Lunchroom Lady
You would think after 40 years of teaching, a retired teacher would have the good sense to stay out of the schools. All the germs and unruly children, you know. One of my all-time favorite […]
Opinion
Looking Back: Gossip girls 1870
“Somebody said” has been the start of many untrue stories and gossip in this community since the late 1870s. Reading the local oral histories and talking with history buffs about the different rumors plaguing the […]
Opinion
Looking Back: Wacky wildlife
A recent news story coming from the Pacific Northwest featured an elk, who got too big for his britches, and begged for a ride home from town by jumping in the back wrong pick-up.
