Opinion
Kyle Troutman: How my award was not the reward
On Saturday, for the third time in four years, I had to give a speech. At the annual International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE) Conference at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D., I was honored to accept a third Golden Dozen award for excellence in opinion writing — and I was shaking.
Janet Mills: Crying over onions: Why nothing is wasted
It happened on an ordinary Tuesday. We had just finished unloading a rare shipment of farm fresh produce. The produce choice table was exceptionally full of options and colorfully displayed.
Dakoda Pettigrew: American Insights — Lincoln’s pledge, and ours
The words of the Psalmist were on his mind. “If I forget thee,” Abraham Lincoln thought, speaking not at this moment of God’s Law but of the doctrine of the Declaration of Independence (the same thing anyway), “let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth.”
Donnie Spears: The greatest weapon
I believe every Christian knows that there’s a battle going on within and around each and every one of us.
Kyle Troutman: Room for Cassville?
Over the weekend and through Tuesday, a lot of people asked me, “How was your Fourth?”
William Hodgson: Preparing the soil
In July, still remembering the birth of our nation, there are thoughts of Patriotism and what it means for us today.
Melissa Hamilton: The rise of native plant and companion gardening
In 2025, gardens are undergoing a quiet revolution.
Terry Held: Leonardo, Roaring River, and the shape of life
Not far from the heart of Cassville, where trails bend into forest and trout swim in shadowed pools, Roaring River flows steady and strong.
Kyle Troutman: ‘Back 2 You’ part II
Over the last two weeks, my wife Jordan and I finally took care of something we’d intended to do months ago — our second round of Back 2 You donations.
Rich Cummings: How will you use your freedom?
The value of freedom can be assessed in various ways and tends to increase when it is threatened or becomes scarce.
