So many bills but so little time

This is the last full week of the 2013 session. Still to be debated and voted on in the Senate are many weighty topics, some presented in lengthy bills of over 100 pages. Examples are dramat...

Attentiveness vs. distraction

Showing the worth of a person or task by giving my undivided concentration. How do you feel when you are trying to explain something to someone, and they pay little or no attenti...

Boldly pray for rain throughout summer months

If you've been watching the national news over the past few weeks, you know that the upper Midwest and Northeast are getting "clobbered" by one storm after another. If it's not frozen moistu...

New businesses coming to Dolores

The little yellow building next to the Flying Pig at 313 Railroad Ave. is being prepped to become a recording studio. This little building has been a lot of things over the years, most recen...

Why bad things happen

I suspect most people are capable of far more than they think. Under the right circumstances a lazy person can become a captain of industry. History tells many tales of humble folks who rose...

Accident portrayal was a big success

It was a disturbing scene near the high school parking lot on Monday as students acted out an accident, the apparent result of distracted driving. Kudos to Michelle Kline for her portrayal o...

Nielson asks for help with book

Mr. Bill Nielson is currently writing a book on the history of Nielsons Inc. Some of Bill's records were disposed of by a former employee who thought any documents older than five years were...

Beware the zombie religion

Secularism describes attitudes, activities or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. For people, however, true secularism is a fleeting thing. We humans are hard-wired for f...