The Dog Did It

The campervan and its yard tool-laden trailer backed slowly away from the gas pump. I was idling next to it in my 13-year-old Kia Soul waiting for Mr. Right to finish filling the tank.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Welcome to the Golden Age Center if you are 60 years of age or older. We welcome visitors to come to look us over. If you do, there will be one person who will welcome you with open arms—Almeda Dyer. Almeda is certainly a blessing to the Center.

Generally Speaking

Since taking office in January, my administration has made it a top priority to combat illegal marijuana grow operations and the criminal organizations that are behind their proliferation.

CAPITOL REPORT

This year, we passed several bills related to public safety that I want to highlight.

Drones, Phones, And Clones

Fewer technologies have advanced as fast as drones. Over a decade ago, I wrote a Letter to the Editor of another newspaper in which I expressed great concern over a government announcement that said a limited number of drones would only be used by universities, law enforcement, and the military.

County Approves $660K In New Equipment For Sheriff ’s Office

The Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners approved the purchase of over $660,500 in new equipment for the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Sept. 11.

Musical Inspirations

RunDMC used to tell me to, “Walk this way…talk this way.” Being an overweight person since puberty… I got pretty used to people telling me how to walk, and for that matter, how to talk (to myself and to others).

Lucky Me

I’m turning 66 soon. You’d think there would be a big whoop-de-doo celebration, but seeing as I celebrate life every day, a party seems redundant. “What do you want for your birthday?” Mr. Right asked on a recent Saturday afternoon amidst one of a plethora of college football games.

Come To the Table

Street people, homeless, or the unhoused, there are so many terms to describe those who live on the streets. According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development 2023 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report to Congress, there are currently 591,313 homeless people in the United States.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Reminiscence is defi ned as “the remembrance of past things.” There is a lot of that going on at the Golden Age Center. It is a place of good food, fun, and fellowship.