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Memorial fund established for Scott Hagler’s mother

By Ann Butler Herald Neighbors Columnist The perfect way to remember a talented musician is to help the next generation of aspiring musicians hone their talents. ...

DATE: Apr 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

N.Y. college plan tries, fails to do good with government

Donald Trump sets the bar very high, but the award for the worst public policy idea of the year goes to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo presides over a state with a rich diversi...

DATE: Apr 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

The Financial CHOICE Act is needed to create jobs and opportunities for Americans

The months following the 2008 financial crisis were devastating for many Americans. Hardworking men and women lost their jobs, their savings, their pensions, and their homes. But instead of ...

DATE: Apr 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Why don’t all jobs matter?

President Donald Trump is still promising to bring back coal jobs. But the underlying reasons for coal employment’s decline – automation, falling electricity demand, cheap natural gas, techn...

DATE: Apr 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Dear Abby: Family nanny is conflicted about exposing dad’s bias

DEAR ABBY: I am a full-time nanny for a family with two children, ages 7 and 9. The mother is wonderful, and so are the kids. But the father, who is absent due to work travel most of the...

DATE: Apr 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dear Abby: Woman set for divorce except for legal fee

DEAR ABBY: I’ve always been a self-sufficient woman. I grew up in an abusive household, moved out at 16, and cut off contact with my family a couple of years later when it became apparen...

DATE: Apr 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Horoscopes aren’t helping with your hazy fortunes

A weighty concern struck me this morning as my husband and I sat down to do our morning astrological reading. With the newspaper coming out every other day now, which dates do the horoscope ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Trump’s stunning foreign policy reversal is an overdue wake up call

WASHINGTON – The world is agog at Donald Trump’s head-snapping foreign policy reversal. He runs on a platform of America First. He renounces the role of world policeman. He excoriates parasi...

DATE: Apr 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

J. Paul and Debbie Brown are Cattlemen of the Year

By Ann Butler Neighbors columnist It’s a busy time of year in the agricultural community, between cows calving, sheep lambing, crops to be planted, ditches to be cleare...

DATE: Apr 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

4-H partnerships help connect kids to community

Youth engagement is vital to overall community health. Programs that seek the input of young people benefit by being able to better plan and organize their services. Organizations with posit...

DATE: Apr 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Rule to disclose all airline fees suffers setback

The U.S. Transportation Department surprised the travel world last month by suspending the creation of an important new consumer-protection regulation. At issue was a Supplemental...

DATE: Apr 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Dear Abby: Give everyone chance to taste teachers’ potluck specialties

DEAR ABBY: I have been a teacher for many years, and several times a year I encounter a dilemma I hope you can finally solve for me. When staff members get together for a potluck meal, i...

DATE: Apr 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby