Category: Country Lifestyle

Is The Glass Half-Full Or Half-Empty?

My daughter (Pam) and I were sitting in the Doctor’s office waiting for her name to be called. As we sat there visiting, we made a point of acknowledging the gentleman sitting next to us. He was a gregarious sort of guy that...

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Are people just lazy these days?

The unemployment rate in this country is officially almost 10%, and is probably double that if you count all the folks that have just flat-out “quit looking”. Yet, I so often hear from small business owners that they...

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The New Estate Tax

Dear Michael: Recently, you talked about using grain, grain contracts, livestock as a part of what might be considered ‘non-farm’ assets. However, if something should happen to us, our son would need to use these so...

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It’s No Bull

To be rejected, discovered, and mis-identified all in one day, is more than just any ol’ calf should be expected to tolerate. But, like they say, “don’t look a gift horse (calf) in the mouth…” Unfortunately, the mouth of a...

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