Butch Dale

   The first thing I do each morning is turn on the Keurig coffee maker and let it warm up while I’m getting dressed. I absolutely need a cup of…

 If you are like me, you may have read comic books as a youngster growing up in the 1950s and early ’60s. There were all kinds, but my favorite was…

Hey, you parents out there . . . how many times have your kids told you they’re bored? They just can’t think of anything to do, can they? Well, my…

   According to the dictionary, happiness is (1) “a state of contentment and well-being, (2) pleasurable satisfaction.”    As a teacher, police officer and librarian for the past 56 years, I…

A few weeks ago I mentioned a sad statistic . . . 54 percent of the adults in the U.S. have a literacy level (the ability to read and comprehend)…

   OK, I want you to go back in time. Back to the days when the normal thing to do was to trust others. I remember those days. I trusted…

The furnace at our house has had a workout this winter. When it’s cold and windy, it runs almost continually. As I sit in my recliner, book in hand, I…

  Well, unfortunately the cold and flu season has arrived. Many of you received your flu shot, but still managed to catch the bug anyway. I have never had a…

   In August of 1977, I made a decision to change careers. After having been a teacher and coach for several years, I decided that the job of police officer…

  In January of 1966, I was a high school senior preparing to graduate in May. My free time was limited since basketball, homework, school activities and farm chores took…