May 20, 2010 RSS feed / Columns

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On the Edge of Common Sense

LOADING BULLS THE COWGIRL WAY
By Baxter Black, D.V.M.
Most inventions or new ideas result from a problem for which there is no commonly prescribed answer. More...

City resident recalls history of home

“The Fryer’s Nest”, part one . . .
By Barbara Fryer Price

My parents, Francis and Lena Mae Fryer, lived at 217 N. Harmon in Fairfield. One of my favorite photos of them was taken on the front porch beside a sign declaring it the “Fryer’s Nest”. More...

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Writer’s Roost

Sheriff Billy said, ‘Thank God they’re stupid’
by Willis Webb

Small towns and counties seem to draw more characters than metropolitan areas. Law enforcement in those rural climes has a disproportionate share of characters, a goodly number because of personality and some due to their heart and soul. More...

Before I Get “Seniler”

by Bill Whitson

Lobby Money Mister President: I know you say that you believe in democracy, but are you certain that you are ready to challenge Haliburton? Grandpaw Bill’s Wisdom A smart man knows what he does not know. More...