Tax Time
The new year is here, and we all know what that means…TAXES…the necessary evil of farm life. For me it means the hunting and...
Finding the joy
We have enjoyed watching the Elkins Elks football team all season. It has been a long and rewarding year for all the athletes involved...
New year, same old me
New Year resolutions, how many of you make them? I think in theory it is a good idea, but I have never been one...
The thing about gunny sacks
I never imagined, when I was a boy on the farm, that the day would come when I couldn’t count on finding a tow...
Thankful for fellowship
The teenage season of parenthood has been upon us for several years now. This is our first fall to have a child leave home...
Getting ready for deer season
For several year I was a diehard deer hunter.
Come September I would have had a handful of yellow permits. I would have dusted off...
Driving Ms. Debbie
Driving, its something I do alot. I am usually on the road every weekend and sometimes during the week. Driving to pick up kids,...
Moroccan Adventure
This month, I will graduate with 20 Arkansans from the LeadAR program, a community and economic leadership program offered by The University of Arkansas...
Reflections of a country newspaper editor
Nearly all my life I was a country newspaper editor.
No exaggeration. Forty-nine years ago I started work as editor of the Bolivar Herald-Free Press....
Courage
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway” – John Wayne
This movie line from True Grit is one I have had above...
