April 06, 2019 at 9:50 am
A headline on the front page of the Friday edition of The Western News that should have read “inducted” instead made it to print with the word misspelled as “indicted.”Friday morning, I saw the mistake in the E-edition, and immediately corr...
February 22, 2019 at 9:04 am
You may wonder why there are no stories from our new reporter in this and following editions.As I’ve told others, it’s best to just be honest and open. In silence, rumors rule the day.The reason Rima Austin gave for leaving this past weeken...
February 08, 2019 at 8:35 am
By Kelly Butts-SpiritoEugenio Montale once wrote, “The most dangerous aspect of present-day life is the dissolution of the feeling of individual responsibility. Mass solitude has done away with any difference between the internal and the ex...
February 01, 2019 at 2:21 pm
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling:•In 2017 the IRS conducted 675,000 fewer audits as compared to seven years ago, which allowed a lapse of $8.3 billion in old debt taxes, accor...
January 25, 2019 at 3:00 am
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling:•In 2017 the IRS conducted 675,000 fewer audits as compared to seven years ago, which allowed a lapse of $8.3 billion in old debt taxes, accor...
January 22, 2019 at 10:15 am
There won’t ever be many editorials from me. I believe there is nothing more out of place in a newspaper than a journalist’s opinion. This is your newspaper — a part of your community and your heritage. I’m just a lucky guy who gets to writ...
January 08, 2019 at 5:09 pm
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling:•The red-berried Brazilian pepper tree, now an invasive pest in the U.S., appears promising as a treatment for MRSA, Scientific Reports says. ...
December 25, 2018 at 2:00 am
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling:•The sound is alarming, but a dog with reverse sneezing is usually OK. The respiratory issue is rare in cats. Air is pulled in through the nos...
November 16, 2018 at 3:00 am
Every year after Thanksgiving, Americans kick off the holiday shopping season with big stores advertising deal after deal. Not long ago, Americans during the holiday season typically would visit locally-owned small retailers in a downtown a...
November 09, 2018 at 3:00 am
Days ago, I hunted up the reservoir. It had rained overnight, and larch needles and leaves had been falling. I took a road over a ridge to the south. As I reached the top, the road swung toward the southwest. Clouds brightened. I drove slow...
