Opinion

By: Travis Naughton When I was a fourth grader at Mark Twain Elementary School in Hannibal, Missouri, I had a major crush on a girl named Stacy. (Full disclosure: I

By: Frank Burkett To adapt, occurs many times a day for species of animals and vegetation, and it will continue to do so for eons. For me working at Pepsi

By: Travis Naughton Greetings from Fort Collins, Colorado, where Bethany and I are spending an unforgettable 4th of July weekend with our dear friends Tina and Troy. Since my first

By: Travis Naughton Exactly ten years ago, I enjoyed one of the greatest weeks of my life as a writer. At my very first book-signing event, held in my hometown

By: Frank Burkett The old adage, “CRIME DOESN’T PAY”, maybe we should think again. I don’t like to pile it on, especially of the deceased. I know all the Liberals

By: Travis Naughton Seldom does one encounter a book set in the Midwest that depicts its people as anything more than the hackneyed stereotypes that live in the imaginations of

By: Jon Soderstrom Intellectual property rights are under assault overseas — and here at home. These attacks could prevent the creation of dozens of lifesaving medicines. That should worry every

By: Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr. The CPI increased at a 5 percent rate over the past year, the highest rate in more than a decade. Fed officials are quick to

By: Travis Naughton I didn’t get much sleep last Friday night. Like a child on Christmas Eve, I was too excited about a shiny new toy I was hoping to

By: Dr. Don Kuehle “Summertime —and the livin’ is easy; Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high…” So wrote George Gershwin. I remember summertime! I grew up on a