The 2021 Benton County Fair and Rodeo was scheduled to kick off its four-day run on Wednesday, Aug. 4 -- until county commissioners decided, in May, to pull the plug on the fair for the second...
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Your weekend reader for Aug. 14-15
Climate change, wildfires, the delta variant: For me, it was a grumpy week -- and I can't blame you if you felt the same way. There's little doubt that my mood affected this week's selections, but...
Your weekend reader for Aug. 7-8
It's already the first full weekend in August -- and, goodness, the delta variant has stolen much of the steam from what was looking like our Hot Vax Summer. So this edition of your weekend reader...
Your weekend reader for July 31-Aug. 1
Can't believe it's already the weekend, eh? Neither can I. Here are some stories from other publications (and a couple of my own) for your consideration this weekend. Every two years, the Pew...
Getting to the heart of “Cyrano”
Fast-paced Majestic Readers’ Theatre Company production focuses on issues of self-image
Your Sunday reads for July 18
Here we are, almost midway through the summer. The state's on fire along with much of the Western U.S., COVID cases are on the rise, and it turns out that surge protectors -- like carbon-monoxide...
Does anyone really know how hot it is?
Has this weekend posted record-setting heat in the mid-valley?
Weekend reads: A remarkable graduate, and more
One of the more enjoyable yearly traditions we launched during my years at the Gazette-Times was a series of profiles we would run the week before graduation ceremonies at area high schools: Working...
A few words (very few) in honor of starlings
Like many of you, my wife and I spent considerable time during the pandemic watching the birds in our backyard, and then invested a not-inconsiderable amount of money on making our backyard more...