Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Supreme Court Nomination
Editor:Hmmm! I have to bring this up. History is important to our present - most would agree with that right? We have been told repeatedly that - we can't change history, but we can learn from i...
Letter to the Editor: Grading the Governments performance on Covid
Editor:According to Stephen Moore the tally for how much the federal government spent to combat Covid-19 is $5 trillion more or less; more than the cost of WW1 plus WWII.  How successful was this ef...
Letter to the Editor: Russia - who else would they invade?
Editor:Russia 100,000 + soldiers and heavy equipment on the border of Ukraine.Hmmm! One wonders is an insertion into Turkey next and would Greece make it easier? Good Grief! Whiskey ...
Reading my mind: Goodbyes
The upside to getting older is getting older. The downside is the many, many goodbyes that you say. Part of my job is reporting the obituaries that come in. Each time you realize this was someone's f...
Hey! Where'd you go???
Did you miss me?? Apparently, when I need to get a new debit card ordered because the last one had been through the mill, I forgot that it would stop all of the emails going out!Had my poor tech guy l...
Letter to the Editor: Communication
Editor: Communication. There were two things at a Trans World Airline Cockpit we did not discuss religion and politics, but we could tell jokes.  This brings me to one I remember. What one says is...
Just taking a few minutes to say "Thank You"
Closing in on 12 years of online reporting gives one pause to reflect a bit. This week gave me the perfect opportunity. I received a job offer from the only other online-only news source in the state....
How does a Compensation Board work?
After writing half of a book on the topic of elected county official's pay raises, I thought maybe it would be better to break this down. As part of the discussion, you have to first know how they wor...
Reading my mind: Civility
Ah, the Opinion Page. Where people can share an opinion. I have two thoughts about the Opinion Page. One is that it's fun to read the thoughts of others in the community. Sometimes they bring up somet...
Letter to the Editor: Therapeutics, Inflation
Editor:The Trio does not seem to get it.  The vaccine is not an appropriate treatment if the unvaccinated come down with the virus.  Therapeutics are necessary to prevent their demise.  Pfizer.Â...