Harvest is in full swing for my family and parents. I’m proud to be a 4th Generation Farmer. My main role is trucking grain to town and the grain bins in a semi, combining, and picking up repair parts. I’m thankful to have a small family farm and the opportunity to be a part of it. The ...

One of the lessons I’ve picked up in my twenty-one years is that you can’t make everyone happy. What you can do, though, is stay true to yourself and focus on making a positive difference. Too often it feels like our culture leans toward division and quick criticism, where people are ...

Unlike almost every other story you’ve read or will read in this column, this one isn’t mine, but instead a friend’s. Jonathan Meyer, The Kid, or just Jonathan to those of you familiar with page four, has entrusted me to be the raconteur of his unfortunate series of awkward events. I hope ...

Last Friday, I made the executive decision to head home for the weekend. Between the homecoming game, family time, and a chance to soak in some Tama-Toledo air, I figured it was the right move. After finishing my cross-country workout, I hopped in the shower, tossed some things in a bag, and ...

Last week we honored for the 24th time, the tragic events of September 11, 2001. We will never forget that day. But the violence keeps on keeping on. Last week, conservative activist, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, leaving behind a wife and two young children. Regardless of how you stand ...

The world has a way of humbling a person. One minute you're falling through the air mad, sad, glad, then ya hit the ground and realize that your problems are minuscule compared to some. Let me tell ya what happened tonight. So, I already wasn’t feeling good, but I needed to get my writing ...

This weekend I ran a cross-country race, and I’ll be honest — I wasn’t happy with how I did. The heat was awful. Eighty degrees. Humid. The kind of weather that makes every breath feel heavy. That’s something I can’t control. All I can control is myself — my training, my mindset, my ...

They say John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln, but I don’t think so. I think it was my father, the old one, who is actually to blame. I think after 70 years of pinching pennies, the old one’s vice-like grip on the president’s face has retroactively smothered Lincoln. So, It was my ...

Life is busy. So busy, in fact, that I am now the proud owner of a planner! An excellent tool for a student, athlete, journalist, future teacher, college student to use. I’ve unquestionably mastered the art of scheduling, so here’s a few “tips and tricks” that I think the world deserves ...

Over the years, I've enjoyed reading about different people and listening to various philosophies about life. The clever wit of Will Rogers has always captivated me and one of my favorites of all time, Yogi Berra, often had a most perfect way of putting things into their proper perspective. ...