The Dirt on Nicky
The beet goes on
Aphrodite was the goddess of love in Greek myth, and what special food did the myth-writers claim she favored to enhance...
The Coffee Table
On The News
I spent hours writing a column. It was political. Controversial. So I wanted to get it right. I checked my facts, again and again. Which led...
Hognobbing
FAYETTEVILLE – Sam Pittman and the Arkansas football staff had a successful final weekend of live recruiting before National Signing Day on Wednesday. The...
The Nature of Eureka
Coralberry or Buckbrush – you choose
There’s a shrub in open woods, fields, along roadsides and what is ubiquitously known as “waste places” that we...
The Dirt on Nicky
Pumpkins on parade
Cleopatra never knew about pumpkins, and neither did Genghis Khan, Martin Luther or Geoffrey Chaucer because the squash family, which includes pumpkins,...
HavingREELFun
Hello, from ours to yours hoping all stayed warm this past week. We had some great reports on crappie fishing this week. Some of...
American Insights
Lincoln’s Lyceum Address
Abraham Lincoln was not yet 29 years-old when he stood before the Young Men’s Lyceum in Springfield, Illinois, on Saturday, January 27,...
The Dirt on Nicky
Garlic right on time
It was a weekend to celebrate. Calvin Coolidge and Bill Withers both had birthdays from beyond. Also, it’s been exactly 218...
The Pursuit of Happiness
Among the many blessings of the Trump Administration is the ending of Net Neutrality. This means Americans – especially those of us in rural...
HavingREELFun
The Dick family from Kansas has been fishing Beaver Lake on Father’s Day weekend for 3 years. The family looks up Patrick Forseth, owner...