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Wet May, June dampened my gardening efforts

Monday, June 25, 2018 8:46 AM

One word sums up conditions here in my spot of Crawford County for May and June so far: wet.

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When there’s no water, we check for ants

Tuesday, May 29, 2018 8:34 AM

A shrieking by Jessica woke me at 5:30 a.m. Was the house ablaze? Worse yet, was a mouse in the house?

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Cruelest month living up to her reputation

Monday, April 30, 2018 9:40 AM

April has, once again, reaffirmed her reputation as the cruelest month.

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Many faces of farming to salute on National Ag Day

Sunday, March 25, 2018 10:32 AM

We passed a pair of milestones this past week. Spring finally waltzed in at 11:15 p.m. on March 20. Robins and red-winged blackbirds sing outside my office window. Sandhill cranes, meadowlarks and turkey vultures are back, too.

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Bald eagle showed off fishing skills

Monday, February 26, 2018 11:03 AM

An expert fisherman showed me his skills one evening, several years ago. And, he didn’t even use a pole, line, hook or bait.

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Counting down days ‘til spring

Monday, January 29, 2018 1:01 PM

We all have survival strategies, whether we recognize them or not. One of mine deals with something quite basic and primal: Getting through each winter.

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Snowy Iowa drive revives memories of stories past

Tuesday, December 26, 2017 10:07 AM

Sleet smacked the windshield. Snow swirled in the December wind.

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Deer hunting, wood heating hallmarks of November

Monday, November 27, 2017 10:06 AM

April has been said to be the cruelest month. But, my vote for second place goes to November.

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No more “America’s Dairyland” on Wisconsin license plates?

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 10:49 AM

Thank you, Kurt Bauer. Your suggestion to consider taking America’s Dairyland off Wisconsin license plates provided the inspiration for this column.

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The case of the missing chickens: Murder most fowl

Monday, September 25, 2017 12:54 PM

Our story starts happily enough, as many stories do, and not with once upon a time, but with July 12.

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