Opinion
Column by Dick Yarbrough: State charter school commission in good hands
I have said it before, but let me repeat: I have no problem with charter schools. I did have a big problem with the ham-handed way last November’s charter school referendum was rammed through by pr...
Jun 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
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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...
Jun 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Jun 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Jun 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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Column by Norman Edwards:Prevent fish kills in your pond this summer
During the summer months, we get a lot calls about fish kills in local ponds. The most common cause of fish kills in ponds is oxygen depletion. One of two different situations usually creates the o...
Jun 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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Column by Justin Glaze:Sun protection options
by Justin Glaze
Jun 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
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 ...
Column by Joe Phillips: Almost there
by Joe Phillips
Jun 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 51 51 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Column by Dick Yarbrough: No one can question answer man’s wisdom
by Dick Yarbrough
Jun 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
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 ...
Column by Joanna Jackson: Eight tips to guide for your home search
by Joanna Jackson
Jun 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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’...
Column by Dwight Watt: What is hexadecimal?
by Dwight Watt
Jun 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Column by Norman Edwards:Keeping deer out of your garden
by Norman Edwards
Jun 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
National News
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.
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