Covering our history honestly

I’ve long believed the role of a community newspaper is to report the happenings of today for the record books of tomorrow.That means we get to record some wonderful things.We photograph the burning of the W’s, tell stories about volunteer sewing groups and share news about local businesses.

Amateur athletes truly have no chance

Four-time Formula One racing champion Max Verstappen recently took a short break from race cars to put his driving skills to a different test.

Volunteering around my community

Over the past few months I’ve had the opportunity to help with many volunteer groups and it’s been a ton of fun to get to meet these kind people.

Getting the last word in

In the paper, this page has always been called the Opinion Page – and this week it’s chock-full of ’em. But that means my voice is getting space constrained the most (that happens when you’re the last one to write your column for the week).But I love it.

Professional football’s war on defense

For decades, NFL rule changes have consistently favored passing offense.

Life moves too fast, slow down

One quote, or phrase, I find misleading is this: “time slows down for no one.”

An under-appreciated invaluable skill

We all have them. Skills that seemed unimportant when we acquired them, but ultimately proved to be invaluable. For me, one example stands out: a simple skill I thoroughly underappreciated when I learned it 50 years ago at Webster High School.

Volunteer efforts

Dear Editor,On behalf of every volunteer organization in Day County, I would like to express appreciation for your article in the paper (Publishers Perspective, Sept. 14).

Different interpretations

Dear Editor,I read last week’s letter to the editor and it made me sad that people would think that “Gender Swap Day” should be controversial, unchristian and immoral.

AI doesn’t need to attack to destroy the world we know

An employee at Anthropic, one of the companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence development, recently warned that AI could kill us all by the end of the decade.That sounds like something out of The Terminator.