“There’s a little good in the worst of us, And a little bad in the best of us. It scarce behooves the most of us, To talk about the rest of us.” I don’t know who the author of that quote is. I can tell you that my uncle quoted it to my cousin so many times and for… Read More

Question: What is being done about distracted driving? It seems like it is getting worse.  Answer: When we think of distracted driving, most of us think of someone holding a phone up to their ear or scrolling through their social media feed. But distracted driving takes a lot of different forms. When you fiddle with your… Read More

Our featured books this week are written by Nicholas Sparks. Of his 11 novels that have been turned into films, our school has eight.  They are “The Best of Me,” “The Choice,” “Dear John,” “The Longest Ride,” “The Lucky One,” “The Notebook,” “Safe Haven” and “A Walk to Remember.” I just finished reading “The Best… Read More

In the past 11 years I think I have called in sick to work a total of one time. That instance occurred with what I like to call the Chow Mein Hot dish fiasco in which I got sick from eating hot dish with an Asian flare. Of course, when you are the boss and… Read More

Over the years, I’ve been told many things by my Elders and Betters that have turned out to not be: 1. True, or 2. Fun, or  3.Beneficial, and maybe 4. Physically possible.   One of the first things that are memorable was one of my parents saying: “Open up. This will make you feel better.” Although… Read More

To the Editor, As the Shrine philanthropy centers around the well-being of children, and with the name of safety in mind, we will not be having our Annual Birak Shrine Circus in 2021 due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Our Shrine Circus is mainly sponsored by small businesses in the area, we would like to thank each and… Read More

To the Editor, My 10 year old daughter, Jolene, asked me if she could shave her head, and I said yes. Don’t get me wrong. My gut instinct was a hard no. It remained a hard no for two years since the first time she asked at age 8. My gut told me that her hair… Read More

Sometimes, you just have to sit down and list some of the  occurrences that happened during the past week or so. By doing that, you find out whether or not the “plusses and minuses” come out your way. Or not. It does sometimes boil down to an old saying: “Sometimes you eat the bear; sometimes he… Read More

As we welcome the arrival of spring, the Landmark Center is beginning to increase activities and schedule some of our upcoming workshop events.  Our book club “Beverage and a Book” will return to monthly discussion meetings every four weeks beginning on May 11. Copies of “5-Presidents” by Clint Hill are available at the Landmark Center, with… Read More

Question: I got rid of my vehicle a while ago. It needed some work and I gave it to my nephew to fix along with the title. I have no idea what he ended up doing with it. Now I’m getting contacted by a Law Enforcement Agency from another state due to the vehicle getting… Read More