Opinion

With commodity and livestock prices being what they are, many farmers are looking at alternative crops as a possible solution …

By Gloria Yoder, the Amish Cook Somehow Sundays just put a relaxing slant on everything. I’m not sure what it …

There’s a question in Chinese that goes, ‘Do you eat to live or do you live to eat?” My answer, …

To the editor: Does Washington County have a wind energy ordinance guiding the setbacks an industrial wind turbine can be …

I completely disagree with what Jim Turner expressed in his editorial about President Trump in the June 17 edition of …

He’s 6’9” tall. When Bobby Quayle (pronounced ‘Quail”) was in grade school in Mt. Pleasant, he was always the tallest …

By Gloria Yoder, the Amish Cook Yes, more toasty summer days, more water fun, and many happy hours with family …

To the editor: Yesterday, my family and I did a river float, from just north of Richland to just north …

To the editor: In visiting my hometown of Fairfield, I have had the great pleasure several times to see the …

I did not know that chipmunks, also known as ‘squinneys,” can destroy a garden. They’re so cute and, I thought, …

These summer days really are pressing in. I forgot how muggy it could get in Southern Illinois! Thankfully the children …

Poetry is one of my favorite past times. I can’t write it- I’ve tried- but I can enjoy it. I …