Letter from the Editor

Body I have a strong DITTO to follow our publisher’s column. For those who no longer use “ditto” or even know what it means, essentially it means “I second” or “I strongly agree.” It was a cool slang term when I was younger, hehe.

The blow up doll

Body This story has little to do with anything, but hopefully you’ll find it amusing. As I’ve explained in previous columns, our news people follow the five W’s in our reporting - Who, What, Where, When and sometimes, Why.

What a week

Body Politically, I prefer to keep my opinions to myself and to publicly sit on the fence because, as I’ve mentioned in this column before, this is what those of us in local media should do.

Letter from the Editor

Body In our last issue, I wrote about my wonderful small town week. Now, let me tell you about a rough small town week; don’t worry, there’s a happy ending.

THE MORNING RUN: Gage’s Germany re-do

Body Twenty years ago in September of 2004, I visited Germany for the first time. My sister, her husband, and their five-monthold daughter, my niece, Hannah, were living there in a little town called Erfelden.

Letter from the Publisher

Body It’s Rendezvous Region Musicfest weekend hosted by the Langdon Area Chamber of Commerce! It doesn’t seem possible that it’s mid July already, but we can’t control the calendar. The lineup of activities looks great, and the weather is going to be awesome as well.

THE SCHOOL BOARD (that got your attention)

Body So recently I approached members of the Langdon School Board about allowing us to upgrade the microphone system used to record the meetings.

Letter from the Editor

Body It’s been a wonderful small town week for me. I especially enjoyed the amazing parade Walhalla put on for Saturday, July 6.

Letter from the Publisher

Body I have a love/hate relationship with our leaf blower. Actually, we have two; hopefully, one is charged when you need it and charged enough to finish the job you’re starting.

Bob’s junk drawer

Body By Bob Simmons, CEO, Simmons Multimedia Like my friend, Sara, who is usually right above me but is on vacation this week, I, too, am a runner.. Before Covid, I ran marathons.