The Dallas County Economic Development Group (DCEDG) is writing to support the renewal of the Dallas County Half-Cent Road and Bridge Capital Improvement Sales Tax appearing on the April 2, 2024 ballot. This tax was first passed in 1984 with a sunset provision ensuring the law would be subjected to a renewal vote every 10 years. This tax comprises approximately two-thirds of Dallas County’s current road and bridge budget. On April 2, the County is seeking that this tax be placed without the sunset provision. more

Many of us have been lucky enough to be raised alongside siblings (or unlucky, depending on your point of view and experience). I already had a brother when I came into this world and a sister came along six years later. All three of us share a few hereditary traits and many differences. more

Last week (March 13, 2024) marked the FOURTH roadside cross in 9 miles on U.S. Hwy. 65 going north out of Buffalo. more

Just a few days ago I poured myself a glass of orange juice, something I seldom do because we seldom have any in the refrigerator unless grandkids are coming to visit. more

We are having weird weather this year. Daffodils are blooming. Signs of spring are popping up everywhere. Many people have started working in their yards again.  more

Sunday morning awhile back — February 18, to be exact — our whole clan was on hand for a Hallelujah moment. more

My mom taught me not to brag, but I’ll make an exception this one time. Because after my last few trips to the store, I’ve decided I’m the best of the best when it comes to these three abilities: more

Last night around 11 p.m., we heard a familiar noise from the darkened hallway outside our bedroom door. It was part moan, part growl and part muffled meow. Tom and I glanced at each other because we knew what that sound meant. Percy had another mouse. more

Thank you, Myron Hartzel, for introducing me to this fantastic term to describe retirement. I've heard retirement described in many terms, but this is my favorite description thus far--glorious retirement. more

Door to door salesmen are a thing of the past. But I can remember when they were regular visitors. Today I will start off this column with encounters with three insurance fellows. The first one came here, some 40 years ago. What is memorable about him, he was here the evening the house down the hill burned. We were in the dining room, when we looked out the north window and noticed huge flames; something big was burning. The fellow left, and Terry and the children drove down there to see what was going on. Oh, goodness, the entire house went up in flames. It was so sad. more

March 6, 1971, I married an 18-year-old girl from South Dakota. I barely knew her, but in the span of three months I’d learned all I needed to know. more

It’s true. Once you reach a certain age, you no longer care what the people around you think. I’m that age. I wish I had come to this realization decades earlier. more