Experiment.   What came to mind when you read that word?   Something you do in a high school science lab? Or something you just need to try without knowing what the results will …

It’s pure and organic. The good news of Jesus is meant to be shared with everyone, and we are called to disciple others who, in turn, will disciple even more people.   This is a call …

Mornings are getting a little darker during chore time, and the flannel has come back out with the cold spell we’ve been under. And while it’s going to warm up a little bit, the season is …

Weather : Compared to last year, average high and low temperatures were warmer on the high side at 82 degrees and about the same at 61 degrees on the low side. We had one 90-degree day — the …

Perhaps all you need to relax and unwind after a stressful week at work or home is the simple combination of a few plastic discs and a metal basket with chains. Unbeknownst to me when I moved to …

Buying and selling, as common as exhaling and inhaling, are necessities which maintain connections between individuals and groups of people, nations and civilizations. Being able to trade …

“Gunsmoke” aired from 1955 to 1974 and set a new standard for long-running television dramas. In a Western-happy television era, the program was the summit. Twice this year, …

This quiet good of 2025 is more than I could have ever asked for. There’s little on the weekday calendar, time for family meals and growing hearts in character. As the wind whooshes past the …

Question : My husband and I are wondering if it is true that emergency vehicles can change a light from red to green if they need to proceed through an intersection. Is this true, or is it just a …

In 1912, the price of a yearly subscription to The Foley Independent was dropped for a brief time to 70 cents. Why? Whatever the reason, Foley’s first weekly paper in 1900 was popular for …

As late summer slowly morphs into fall, I am preparing to perform what I now consider a September tradition since moving to Minnesota from Texas just over two years ago: rotating the closet. …

Why was the broom late on the first day of school?   Because it over-swept.   Maybe that joke was unsurprising. Today, I’m writing about school based on its predictable …