Editorial
LOOKING UP: Seeking stability in a changing world
Does anything last? Can we count on anything to remain the same in an ever-changing world? Wordsworth wrote: My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began So is it now I am a man: So be it when I shall... Read more
GUEST COLUMN: Keep calm and give me a boost...
I often joke that unless there's a soccer ball in front of me or a cop behind me, you'll rarely see me run. (Note to BPD Officers, that was a JOKE...please don't test my theory.) However, last October I was conned into signing up for the... Read more
GUEST COLUMN: Fowl language
I was reading a story this past week about a new newscaster on his first day of work at a television station, it seems he let loose a couple of major swear words live on the newscast. One of those being, and I quote Ralphie;... Read more
LOOKING UP: About paying taxes
The annual deadline for paying annual Federal taxes to the IRS came Monday of this week. Of course, that is…
UP NOLAN CREEK: Cool news
Note: This article first appeared in January, 2000 A few weeks ago, during one of those wonderful but rare occasions when…
GUEST COLUMN: The land of misfit toys
Or, where did all the cool toys go? In recent memory some major toy store chains have gone out of…
LOOKING UP: It’s hard to take a hard look at ourselves
It was about a woman at church that the Scottish bard, Robert Burns wrote: O wad some Power the giftie gie…
UP NOLAN CREEK: Driving a piece of history
Good things often come in small packages and in unexpected ways. Such is the example of the humble Beetle or…
GUEST COLUMN: Bizarre foods
There is a TV show with a similar name, well OK the same name. It is about a guy that…