Morning and afternoon gatherings of farmers take place mostly when they aren’t engaged in necessary work, such as planting crops. The attendance varies according to the season and the needs of these farmers for a sounding board. Most gatherings are friendly, but volatile feelings can emerge.
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How people form opinions is well-researched and not terribly complicated. Opinion formation is an established field that many marketers and the news media use to influence what they want people to agree with. It’s hard to know what is accurately portrayed in the media these days.
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Scientific evidence indicating benefits from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is mounting, contradictory to the long-held assumptions that ADHD limited the well-being and achievements of persons with the diagnosis.
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A recent report indicated mortality for adults is “steepest for white adults in rural areas who tend to be the least educated and have the lowest income, dramatically reversing the centuries-old pattern of lower mortality in the countryside and higher mortality in cities.”
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This ongoing saga of a farm family dealing with alcoholism began in Farm and Ranch Life articles in October 2013. This is the twelfth report about Dan and Darla (not their real names) and their two children: a 15-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old son.
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