Opinion
No, there aren't four or five restaurants on every block. Entertainment is, at least for the most part, limited to gatherings with family or friends or maybe a…
by By Stan Fine, Columnist March 23, 2023"The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow." – Jim Hightower
by John Newby March 23, 2023Whether in business or community building, doing the right thing today is often going to be the wrong thing for your future business or community.
by By John Newby Building Main Street, not Wall Street March 16, 2023Since we have three grandchildren still in college, I get nervous whenever I hear about a shooting on a college campus.
by By Robert Box A Chaplain’s Perspective March 16, 2023As John parked his car in front of the house, he thought about what he would say. He hadn't seen Rachel in more than ten years and he wondered if she had chang…
by By Stan Fine, Columnist March 9, 2023Roy T. Bennett once said, "Don't let others tell you what you can't do. Don't let the limitations of others limit your vision. If you can remove your self-doub…
by By John Newby Building Main Street, not Wall Street March 9, 2023Amateur astronomy is a terrific hobby! I know...I have had this hobby since I was 14 years old and I made my first telescope, a 6-inch reflector.
by David Cater March 2, 2023The importance of locally owned businesses for community growth and sustainability cannot be overstated. As Albert Einstein once said, "The world as we have cr…
by By John Newby Building Main Street, not Wall Street March 2, 2023Greed: it brings out the ugliness in us. German psychologist and philosopher Erich Fromm once described the craving to accumulate more and more. "Greed is a bo…
by By Stan Fine, Columnist February 23, 2023I have previously discussed some of the points in this week's column over the past three years. This week, however, I chose to put them together to help stress…
by By John Newby Building Main Street, not Wall Street February 23, 2023The world lost a great man a couple years ago in Clayton Christensen. The Harvard School of Business professor authored some of the finest business books that …
by By John Newby Building Main Street, not Wall Street February 16, 2023I've been thinking about heaven a lot lately. I can't exactly give you a reason for the sudden appearance of those thoughts but, as is my nature, I must try to…
by By Stan Fine, Columnist February 9, 2023Each month, I must make a decision as to what I will write about for the coming month. This is sometimes not an easy choice because, in a given month, several …
by By David Cater Star-Gazing February 2, 2023Whipping up a pan of lasagna raises the bar when it comes to cooking with delicious ground venison that graces freezer shelves during deer season.
by Flip Putthoff February 2, 2023Do you happen to remember that 1960s western movie starring Clint Eastwood entitled "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? A person either liked or disliked the mov…
by By Robert Box, A Chaplain’s Perspective February 2, 2023