This is a story about heroes — good people doing good things. The cast of characters in this performance shares one thing in common: They are strangers to one another. They will meet for the first ...
Column by Joe Phillips: No Foul! When I mentioned that boys and men carried pocketknives, I didn't have a clue what nerves that would touch.
It completely slipped my mind, I “disremembered,” how boys owned harmless toy knives that...
Column by Dwight Watt: What is a UPS?
A UPS is a Universal Power Supply. It is an extension cord that has a battery built in it. It is actually a box that plugs into your electrical outlet and has several outlets for you to plug device...
Column by Pam Rasmussen: Marching band in a wheelchair?
When you think about a marching band you don’t typically think of a person in a wheelchair. But why shouldn’t that person in a wheelchair have a chance to be in the band? It may seem impossible but...
Column by Kaye Ella Steadman: Lost and found
There is a lesser known, less talked about dilemma going on here in the tri-state area. I am referring to the minority of people that are actually trying to gain weight. We are definitely being dis...
With school out, one of the first things we all look forward to is summer vacation! Perhaps you are going on a cruise, to the beach or camping. Unless your family’s hobby involves caving, you will ...
This time of year I become sentimental over summer camp. My father, as a minister, believed in organized summer activities for kids. If kids think they have “nothing to do” now, you should have hea...
Well, boys and girls, I see by the old clock on the wall that it is June already. We know what that means. It is time for Answer Man to dig into the Question Box and see what is on your hearts and ...
1. Research before you look. Decide what features you most want to have in a home, what neighborhoods you prefer, and how much you’d be willing to spend each month for housing.
2. Be realistic. It’...
Hexadecimal is a number system we use to represent the data in a computer in a technical way. There are lots of number systems in the world. Humans use the decimal number system and computers use t...
Each summer, we get numerous calls and visits at the extension office from local residents who have something besides themselves eating out of their home vegetable garden. Sometimes it is an insect...
President Obama will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in US and Russian arsenals, during his speech in Berlin, according to a senior administration official.