A shot across the bow
This time of year, the days are long, and the weather is hot. Ahh, summer.
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Opinion
A Petrified Bass
My uncle Norten has been gone for several years now but I came across this story recently that I thought today’s readers might enjoy. It is almost 20 years old.
Read MoreA Petrified BassA Moment with a Monarch
In a field of milkweed, Rob Perez sits with Mary the Monarch Butterfly. Rob Perez: Mary, thank you for taking the time.
Read MoreA Moment with a MonarchThe space between newsprint and subscribers . . .
Between the inked pages of any local newspaper and beyond news stories, there are stories of wins and losses, businesses and social doings, deaths and births and entertainment. There are advertisements, legal notices and in our paper, there are prayer requests. Our newspaper like others, are more important to a community than some might suspect.
Read MoreThe space between newsprint and subscribers . . .The truth is out of this world
I was sitting in the backyard, listening to the Royals losing again, taking a break from chores, and waiting for the fireflies. Here came a little green man.
Read MoreThe truth is out of this worldLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, Major Newspaper in Flippin Arkansas advertising their phone forgets to set-up their own Voice Mail. After trying to Spend Money on local advertising, Mark Ellingson local resident realizes it WOULD be Loco to spend money advertising in a newspaper who doesn’t know HOW to advertise itself.
Read MoreLETTERS TO THE EDITORA Meditation on water
Coffee by my side, I sit on the dock, overlooking North Arm Bay of Lake Minnetonka. It is 6:02 a.m. Everyone who writes about these sorts of times describes it as quiet and peaceful. They deliberately ignore the Hitchcockian quantities of birds hellbent on their morning song. It’s loud out here. A family of geese paddle somewhere slowly, honking.
Read MoreA Meditation on waterFlair for leadership . . .
The other day I read a quote that made me stop and take pause. It read, “Don’t ever work for someone you don’t want to become.” Now at first glance, it makes perfect sense. Some might read that and say to themselves, “Well, of course. That’s a no-brainer. I would never do that.” At closer inspection though, how many people do we all know who work for bosses or companies who exhibit qualities that are unbecoming or downright negative?
Read MoreFlair for leadership . . .Idle thoughts, wasted time, behind schedule
I feel as if I need a retreat. You know, one of those deals where you look inward, connect with the universal harmonic vibe and focus on life skills.
Read MoreIdle thoughts, wasted time, behind scheduleGood morning, Robert!
I wanted to let you know that I really like what’s happening with the Mountaineer Echo. Lots of good friendly reading and I sure like Cindy Wood-Young’s ‘Growing up in Flippin’ contribution. I wish we had a few more local contributors like her. Please, keep up the good work! I’ve been doing a lot of research for a book I’m writing about Caney Store and have leaned on past articles of the ME to ‘jog my memory’, and it’s interesting to see how much the community has changed along with reporting along with it. For instance, back in the 50’s and 60’s the paper was full of national and state news on the front page with the important local news. Of course, the format of the paper was significantly different too. All fascinating.
Read MoreGood morning, Robert!