Opinion
Publisher View — Kyle Troutman: Share some recipes?
Last week, a new subscriber to our publication asked me a question I hadn’t heard in a while: Do you put recipes in it?
Community Voices — Terry Held: The new old age: When retirement becomes reinvention
For generations, retirement came with a familiar picture. You worked hard, you reached your mid-60s, and then you slowed down. Maybe you spent more time at Roaring River. Maybe you expanded your garden. Maybe those woodworking or sewing projects took on a new life.
Kyle Troutman: Pick up a whistle!
I got my first job at 11. Well, I suppose it wasn’t technically a job. They say do the things you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. At that age, the thing I loved most was soccer.
Sheila Harris: Take it or leave it
In spite of Russian trolls and slanted algorithms, some food for thought can be harvested from Facebook.
American Insights — Dakoda Pettigrew: Born of promise and protest
On Wednesday morning, August 14, 1765, Andrew Oliver awoke to find himself hanging in effigy from a Boston Liberty Tree.
Publisher’s View — Kyle Troutman: Big change, bigger benefit
A big change is happening today. After years — more than a decade — of offering a 100% free website, as of this morning, original content comes at a premium.
American Insights — Dakoda Pettigrew: Joseph Warren’s last stand
He could hear the cannons roar in Boston as he lay in bed, frozen by a headache. He hadn’t slept in days. His body wanted to rest.
Pat Allison: Post Office collection box should be moved
I am writing to express my concern regarding the recent decision to relocate the blue collection mailbox outside our local post office.
Scott Mitchell: Don’t look back
Genesis 19 (the story of Sodom and Gomorrah) is one of the most sobering chapters in the Bible. It shows us total moral corruption in humanity, God’s judgment, God’s mercy, and the danger of loving a world that is under judgment.
Kyle Troutman: Charting new territory
As we wrap up the first week of 2026, there’s a pep in my step. Maybe it’s enjoying the last bit of fall weather brightening my days. It could that the kids went back to school this morning and routines can fall back into place. Or, better yet, it’s more likely I’m excited about what’s to come in the next 359 days.
