Commentary

Little Pasture on the Prairie

I am on the road playing release shows for my new album, The Grass Widow, this week. Please enjoy a little missive from back before I had human children and was raising my first equine child. Lady Jane is growing up so fast– just like all babies.

Stray Thoughts: Leveling Up

To pass any class, you must at minimum do the following: show up, do the minimum, and don’t interfere with others. But if you want to do better than simply pass the class, there are a few more things you can do to guarantee the level at which you will succeed.

Back to School

Here it is, August. Summer has flown by and already there is Halloween candy roaming the shelves of Walmart. For most of us, August also brings the normal adjustment of transitioning back to the school year.

Stray Thoughts: A note to begin the school year

Students… Every year begins the same way. Summer is ending and school is starting. You are as ready as you can be for a change. New people, new situations, new experiences. But you always wonder about the same old things. Will my same old friends be back again this year?

Little Pasture on the Prairie

I am on the road playing release shows for my new album, The Grass Widow, this week. But exciting things are happening at home during my absence – a new colt is coming to live with us!

Drug prices: High costs and shortages

High costs and shortages of pharmaceuticals are serious, on-going issues. Drug prices in the US are among the highest in the world. A recent survey by the Rand Corporation looked at drug prices in 32 developed countries.

Letter to the Editor

Community Health Centers (CHCs), like Horizon Health Care, are the backbone of our nation’s primary health care system.

Letter to the Editor

On May 17, 2023, the Timber Lake School convened a workgroup to review and provide input- on possible changes to the Wellness Policy within the Timber Lake School District #20-3 Policy Manual.

Stray Thoughts: Filling in the gaps

When I was a kid, I watched the news with my mother every night. and when I say every night, I mean every single night. My mother was a world history, geography, and current events teacher with a minor in the biological sciences. It was her job to keep informed.