A couple of weeks ago while ensconced on the couch, wife Beverly gave out a little squeal and announced a mouse had just scampered across the kitchen floor.She may exaggerate from time to time, but…

With a population of 341, Shickley, Neb., is barely a dot on the map. In fact, on Google Maps you have to zoom in several times over for its name to appear, about 70 miles…

When it comes to fishing, many folks go about the sport in an expensive way.They have boats that cost more than any car or truck I’ve ever owned, being that I’m on the chinchy side.…

Fans of Venus Williams and Roger Federer, longtime tennis champions, are in awe of their physical prowess partly because of their advanced ages.Williams is 37, Federer 35. At today’s Wimbledon tournament Williams and Federer are…

Over the July 4 weekend Gov. Chris Christie was spotted enjoying a sunny day at the beach.Which would be fine, except that this beach had been closed due to a budget impasse that shut down…

The old hen, its white feathers darkened by soil-laden water, looked befuddled but not a bit bemused as it clung to remnants of a shed while the swift current of the Neosho River took it…

Joe Skubitz was the U.S. representative for southeast Kansas for 16 years, through 1978.Skubitz may not have been one of the best legislators, but he was well-liked and made every effort to maintain a “Big…

Does competition hurt or help an enterprise?In theory, the more restaurants, retailers and hotels a community has, the more people it attracts, benefiting all involved.Various factors can tip the scales, including location, the investment in…

It’s all been by design, from the get-go. Weeks of closed-door deliberations with nary one public hearing. And now we are to believe time is of the essence for the Senate to pass the 142-page…

You never know what you’re going to see in Allen County, with the possible exception of some tropical beast such as a wild elephant — although woolly mammoths once plodded the Great Plains. Don’t think…