“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” ~ Elbert Hubbard Small-town community journalism is a different kind of beastie. There are things we do — we once ran an obituary for a beloved family pet — and things we don’t do — run headlines[Read More…]

“It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. So throw away your baggage and go forward. There are quicksands all about you, sucking at[Read More…]

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” ~ Victor E. Frankl You may recall those old “choose-your-own- adventure” novels written for schoolage kids.  At the end of[Read More…]

 So next time envy arises, remember: Joy is never in short supply. There’s plenty to go around. ~ M. Andrew McConnell You have to love the German language for its potent specificity in turning compound words into descriptors. You may be familiar with the term “schadenfreude,” defined as taking pleasure[Read More…]

A newspaper is a mirror reflecting the public, a mirror more or less defective, but still a mirror. ~ Arthur Brisbane First, I’m extending my profound gratitude to all of you who have extended prayers and well wishes to Caitlin after her accident last week. She is on the mend,[Read More…]

“It will all come out in the wash.” ~ Cervante (Don Quixote), translation varies  I used to assume this meant that the dirt and stains would magically disappear, but once I had kids I realized “going through the wash” revealed things you didn’t know were there, like rocks and small[Read More…]

“We are very good at preparing to live but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice 10 years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we[Read More…]

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”  ~Coretta Scott King On a messy winter’s night when most folks would rather be curled up in front of the TV, the venue was packed. The atmosphere was overwhelmingly positive as attendees outbid one[Read More…]