In sport, as in life, times change. For media dinosaurs like me, there’s a tendency to say something’s not as good as it used to be…the good old days and all that. Most times in sport, today is better. The players are bigger, faster, stronger, more skilled. Marketing is better. […]
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The sixth event of the Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend in south Texas on the Sabine River, a tidal fishery on the Gulf of Mexico. Orange, Texas was the host community, their fifth time hosting an Elite Series tournament since 2013. It was my second time visiting […]
I updated my weather information, and it looks like we have had our hottest May since 2007. We have only seen this amount of heat in May four times since 2000. This is based off my Corn Heat Unit data. The rain amount was slightly below normal, but it all […]
We have been experiencing the impact of climate change on the District this past week. The unseasonably-high temperatures have warmed the lakes and rivers much to our enjoyment but have also dried out our forests that surround us, creating the perfect conditions for major forest fires. Almost hourly updates on […]
A reprise from 2011 as we move into the gardening season No matter how beautiful a garden starts out or becomes, you can be sure disaster will strike at some point during the season. With my corn just starting to tassel, and having escaped the early threats of frost and […]
I recently read of Stan Grant, a journalist and writer, in a career spanning more than thirty years. But he is first a Wiradjuri man, of the Aboriginal people of central New South Wales, Australia. I tuned in to watch the video of Grant’s explanation for stepping down from the […]
Too many people get caught up in the trap of fast food and take-out meals, so my wife and I brought this recipe together for you. To make this really quick and easy, make up a bunch of the sausage patties in advance and always have them on hand in […]
There will be an alway-popular TOPS salad supper this coming Monday, June 5. Come out and enjoy a delicious variety of salads, desserts, baked beans, buns, and all the fixings. The event starts at 6 p.m. The cost is $20 for adults, and $10 for youth aged 6-12, while kids […]
This is the time of year when Stanley Cup overtime games often make headlines, and the longer the overtime the greater the chance that somebody will remember Mud Bruneteau. It was his goal that ended the longest game in history, three minutes and 30 seconds before the sixth overtime period […]
After several weeks on the road in the southern United States, competing on the Bassmaster Elite Series, it was nice to get home for the past couple of weeks to catch up and do some fishing around home. We get to fish some great places out on the tour, but […]
We have been experiencing some beautiful summer weather and I am so scared to let my guard down and enjoy it. With two years of some not-so-enjoyable conditions, it seems I am nervous. The growth is just incredible right now. Alfalfa is knee high, and I would expect dairy producers […]
As I travel about the District, I am struck by how Canada’s immigration policy is impacting our communities. Over the past several decades, the District’s population has been in decline throughout migration. More recently, we are now seeing a new migration as people from around the world who have chosen […]
