Butch Dale

Well, it’s that time of year again…time to select Christmas gifts for our family. Even though our four children are grown, we still think of them as our “little kids.”…

Have you noticed how parenting has changed? The kids today are supervised and told what to do 24/7. Parenting now consists of the “Three S’s”…safety, security, and supervision. Fathers and…

When I started playing baseball at the age of 7, I knew absolutely nothing about the game. My coach, Marion “Runt” Maxwell, asked me what position I played, to which…

Back in the “old days” (yes I am talking pre-1970), it was common for little kids to have a “homemade” haircut. My Mom and Dad cut my hair until I…

Like many of you baby boomers, I knew several men (and a few women) who had served in WWII…my Dad included. Most of them belonged to the local American Legion…

Do you remember the threats, expressions, and little lectures that your parents used on you when you got in trouble as a youngster? You swore that you would never use…

Like many of you, I have been reading the recent letters to the editor concerning the possible “solar farms” that may be arriving in our county. Just like the push…

Harvest season is coming to a close. The farmers had good weather this fall, with very little rain, and many were able to pick corn or combine beans every day.…

In the fall of 1988, I had become burnt out from police work, and subsequently had the desire to teach again. I definitely did not want to teach at a…

In 1988, I wrote a book about my old school, and in one chapter I included comments from former students in which they compare the old “small” schools to the…