Tourism comes in many forms
Last week the Dodge City Daily Globe ran a story about a state study showing Ford County was eighth in the state in tourism in 2014 behind seven counties with metropolitan areas.
Those numbers shou…
Opinion
Commence election year craziness
Crap.
With more than 25 years in journalism, that one word was my opinion of 2016 arriving.
Why?
Well, it's one of those four-year things. It's another leap year, so February has 29 days in it,…
Be safe with resolutions
As 2016 arrived residents began making resolutions to improve in the new year.
We're asking everyone to be thoughtful and safe with their resolutions this year.
Weight loss tends to be one of the…
Care of Gift Fruit Baskets
I hope you and your family had a very Merry Christmas and are enjoying the weekend with family and friends. Perhaps you received a traditional holiday fruit basket as a gift. You know the one, an at…
Holiday perfect time for reflection
As the holiday season enters the homestretch and we get nearer to 2016, we'd like to take a moment and wish everyone a Merry Christmas, a Happy Holidays, a Happy Hanukkah or a Joyful Kwanzaa.
The r…
Sometimes wishes, and jinxes, come true
This is the time of giving for all.
The Christmas season sees us happily shopping for loved ones and finding them the perfect gift.
In my newsroom the other day one of the reporters said somethin…
Confessions of a Christmas parent
I love Christmas for a variety of reasons, but the best one is I enjoyed being Santa.
Now, before any one starts hollering at me, I'm guessing my demographics don't include elementary-age children.…
Gift of giving helps community
With just about a week until Christmas the time is right to ask our community to give a little more.
We're not suggesting family members need another pair of headphones or that siblings should get …
Social media not always helpful
The information age has become troublesome.
As we move forward into the instant-information world of smart phones, the Internet, Twitter and Facebook, it's becoming clearer each second there is a p…
Old sayings and new questions
I enjoy old sayings -- the kind of saying that's been repeated so many times, some just think of it as gospel.
Over time, however, so many sayings have come about that many of them contradict one a…