It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it

“There is just never anything going on and nothing to do in this county.” In between covering events going on this weekend, I volunteered some shifts with the Medford Kiwanis Club to drive a golf cart around the Taylor County Fairgrounds to shuttle people who needed rides. One of our stops was by the food vendor area between the Merchant and Co-op buildings at the fairgrounds. We would stop...

“How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you are on.” Throughout my childhood, my mother had a sign with that message hanging in the bathroom of her home. In a home with 10 people and two bathrooms, that pearl of wisdom and reminder not to dawdle was worth its weight in gold. It is one of those messages that has stuck with me over the years. Perspective matters a g...

Loss is hard, no matter who it is or what their age may be. Each week, the pages of include obituaries and death notices of local residents. Some led full and interesting lives, with numerous family and friends surviving and keeping their memories alive. Others were taken far too young and far too suddenly. The community mourns their potential and what they could have achieved. Some you wished ...