We Are the Result of How We Live Our Lives!
I grew up in an incredible place that almost sounds magical today. It wasn’t a land called Oz, but a farm South of Rising City,… View Article Read More
October 15
Ways to Maintain a Safer Drinking Water Supply!
Our planet is an incredible place with so many cultures at various levels of development. It’s easy to feel that our beliefs should all be… View Article Read More
June 16
I Think I Can… I Knew I Could!
Some experts believe our basic personality traits are “set in stone” by age 15 and there will be few major changes after that. They base… View Article Read More
June 16
From Outhouses to New Plumbing Trends!
My grandparents had outhouses on their farms until the early ‘60s. Their outhouses were frightening places. There were always spider webs, disgusting flies, and snakes… View Article Read More
June 15
The Newspaper Can Be a Comforting “Friend!”
Many of us laugh inside when we are told: “nobody reads the newspaper anymore”. There is something special about reading a newspaper cover to cover…. View Article Read More
October 13
Will You Be Ready for a Colder Than Normal Winter?
Through the years I can count major power outages on my fingers. One major outage was from a snowstorm back in the ‘60s. Our family… View Article Read More
September 17
It Seemed to Make Sense!
History indicates some things seemed like a good idea until they weren’t. For instance, in the 1950s smoking was cool, cheap, fashionable, and socially acceptable…. View Article Read More
September 16
Always Be a Country Boy!
Our community lost a great leader with the recent passing of Duane Acklie. Although Duane is best known as the founder of Crete Carrier Corporation,… View Article Read More
July 18
How to Avoid Plugged Sewers?
We are familiar with things above the ground but not always aware of things that are underground. For instance, there may be 1 million named… View Article Read More
July 14
“You Get What You Pay For!”
It’s interesting how some of us tried not to listen closely to our parents when we were kids, but their messages sank in anyway. Those… View Article Read More
