By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist “You could stop eating the butter mints on your secretary’s desk each day,” says Kenny. I roll my eyes at him. Really? The butter mints? My life will...
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist It’s time to say goodbye to 2017. Suffice it to say, 2017 had its low points. That being said, we are looking down the barrel of a new year,...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Most Christians do not know that Muslims hold Mary and Jesus in utmost esteem. The virgin mother of Jesus is mentioned 34 times in the Qur’an, where she is...
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist For a while now, thanks to Dr. Oz and other preachers of panaceas, we’ve been hearing about these incredible wonders of the nutritional world: Superfoods. But what exactly...
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist A problem with being a writer is that if you write long enough you begin to repeat yourself. Vonnegut and Heinlein escaped it, but Grisham, King, L’Amour and even Michener...
What’s a breath of clean air worth? By Matt Nykiel Reader Contributor Just like our health, clean air is priceless. It’s worth a lot to know that our kids, grandparents and those most vulnerable...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Picture this: You’ve spent the last 20 minutes clambering over rocks and ducking under fallen trees. You’re racing the plummeting sun to get to the most perfect secret sunset...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Trump’s apparent economic success to date mostly reflects fortunate timing. —The Economist 11/18/17 In a letter to the Moscow newspaper last month, Bill Tozer offered some “good news” about...
By Russ Fankell Reader Contributor For the first 30 years after my service I never thought much about Veterans Day. To me it was just another day that brought up more bad experiences and...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist In the age of smartphones and mass-produced LEDs, light isn’t really a big deal to us anymore. Our vehicles spout light in every direction at night. We have powerful...
