Nevada Daily Mail: Opinion

Columnists

- Pros and Cons by Richard Carpenter - Pros and Cons
- ... but it's a dry heat by Jennifer Hancock
- Then and Now by Patrick Brophy
- Fort Scott Community College by Dick Hedges
- The Way It Was by (Daily staff)
- Leonard At Large by Leonard Ernsbarger
- The Third Cup by Nancy Malcom
- Through A Glass Darkly by Steve Moyer
- At Random by Charles C. Nash
- Nuzum Sports by Scott Nuzum
- Battlefield Dispatches by Arnold W. Schofield
- News and Views by U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton
- Middle Age Plus by Carolyn Gray Thornton
- Outdoor Living by Ken White

Look up in the sky (11/20/09)
The older I get the less I follow that advice. As a youngster, I looked up a great deal. There was a lot to see up there. I am not sure why age has changed my outlook, or should I say upward look, but it has. I noticed on the Internet news, that tomorrow night there is going to be a return of the famous Leonids meteor shower. As a kid we knew these shows by a different name, "falling stars."...

Smile because it happened (11/14/09)
I've said a lot of goodbyes in the last 22 years and 10 months. Some were easier than others. Sometimes it was, "goodbye, see you tomorrow." Sometimes it was, "Goodbye, I don't know when I'll see you again." And sometimes it was, "goodbye, I don't ever want to see you again." The worst ones though are the ones you never get to say...

What is Alzheimer's disease? (11/14/09)
Although we hear about Alzheimer's disease almost daily, it is still a mystery to most of us. What is it? How do you get it? Can you get over it? Here, from the Alzheimer's Association Web site, www.alz.org, is a good overview: Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. Scientists have learned a great deal about Alzheimer's disease in the century since Dr. Alzheimer first drew attention to it...

My favorite nighttime snack is "SERIAL" (11/13/09)
Yes I do mean "SERIAL" not cereal. My favorite nighttime snack is not food, rather it is a good book. When it comes to a good book to read just before sleep, there is nothing better than an old fashioned, "SERIAL" novel. My first love in this type of genre, was the legendary Hardy Boys. I am not sure when I first began reading these wonderful books, but I was most certainly still in grade school...

Lamore celebrates 90th birthday (11/12/09)
Donald Hart Lamore celebrates his ninetieth birthday. Born in Washington DC on October 15 1918 to Addie Allen Turnball, Canadian of Scottish and Irish origin and to Burton Hart Lamore, founder of the Federal Society of Translators to the League of Nations who was fluent in seven languages and translator of seventeen. ...

Ten warning signs of Alzheimer's disease (11/07/09)
Hi neighbors. November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. Alzheimer's is a disease unlike any other. People who care for a parent or other loved one with Alzheimer's are unlike any other caregivers as well...

Off on a North Dakota hunting trip (10/31/09)
Last week found me getting ready for the annual hunting trip to North Dakota. I have noticed the buying patterns for the supplies needed have changed over the years. Of course there are always the staples, the basic food groups of beef jerky, trail mix, candy bars, and Oreos. ...

A nod to some of those who write (10/31/09)
Hi neighbors. Recently I read where the Nevada Daily Mail earned an award for excellence. I was glad to read that, because not only do I agree with the choice, but I think it's good for the entire community. One good "perk" about being a part-time writer with an award-winning newspaper is getting to meet some of the best writers around...

Junior history (10/30/09)
Martha Olene Phipps Armstrong, my junior year history teacher, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the age of 98. I had regrettably lost touch with Mrs. Armstrong and her life over the past few years. She was one of those wonderful teachers we all remember that had a real impact on our lives...