The third of six FLW Tour bass tournaments took place this past weekend at Beaver Lake in northwest Arkansas. After struggling at the first two events, I had a good practice for this one and ended up with a solid 45th-place finish, which netted me $10,000. The goal in these […]
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“As scarce as the truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.” How true. How very true. This is a quote penned by Josh Billings, an American humorist who lived during the 1800s. His real name was Henry Wheeler Shaw and in the day, he was […]
I have to wonder about pets and the soundness of owning said creatures. Where do I begin in my account of the state of my sanity that is worn frighteningly thin? Let’s begin with Stinky. Stinky is a cat. He watches the birds out the front window while he dreams […]
On April 11, MPPs debated Bill 43—an amendment to the Mining Act intended to promote Ontario jobs. While it did not propose sweeping changes, the bill would have created transparency in the system that could be used to promote economic development and job growth in the mining sector. The bill […]
April is Cancer Awareness Month. The Beta Sigma Phi sorority recently sold daffodils here for the last time. Shortly, daffodil pins will go on sale throughout the community for those to make donations to the Canadian Cancer Society. The money is well used assisting in research and helping cancer patients. […]
For all intents and purposes, the Yale Bulldogs had absolutely no business coming away with the “Frozen Four” championship this season, which they captured in Pittsburgh on Saturday with a 4-0 win over the Quinnipiac Bobcats. Having snuck into the NCAA men’s hockey tournament at the absolute last minute after […]
Each spring, as vaccination time approaches, I tend to worry that the handling facilities won’t be thawed out or be still full of snow. But for the first-time ever, it happened! I’m about three weeks away from breeding, so the cows needed to be vaccinated. Unfortunately, the corral still has […]
Last Thursday, my calendar saying was true—and at the same time untrue. “I welcome new technologies. My mind is capable of easily learning new skills.” As far as being capable of easily learning new skills–that statement is true. All I have to do is put my mind to it. And […]
I thought there was a U.N. prohibition on the laying of land mines. But no, as the snow and ice recedes from the roads and sidewalks every spring, there they are. In these fresh spring days, with the sun finally shining and things starting to melt, I like to stroll […]
Last Thursday, my calendar saying was true—and at the same time untrue. “I welcome new technologies. My mind is capable of easily learning new skills.” As far as being capable of easily learning new skills–that statement is true. All I have to do is put my mind to it. And […]
I think even my cows are growing tired of our lack of spring! For those of us who didn’t have a huge stack of hay this year, the long, lingering winter certainly is not helping that, either. Alas, the long-term weather forecast still isn’t looking very warm and we are […]
The Harper Conservatives continue to chip away at the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) through funding and staffing cuts. Two different FedNor-related announcements in the past two weeks by the federal government spell trouble for businesses and communities that are looking for help to develop, diversify, and […]
