In the words of Twain....

New Years is here, and 2015 is laid out before us, with all of the bright, new, fresh promise that a year yet to be lived has to offer. Before we go to making resolutions for the coming year, let me share a quote.

“Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink, and swore his last oath.

Staff Stuff - 7/16/14 "Just the facts ma'am."

In the words of Joe Friday, "Just the Facts ma'am."

In today’s world, perception means a lot. What other people perceive about you, your ideas or your actions often packs more weight than the truth does. While I can’t say that this is fair or good, it is the reality in which we live.

Staff Stuff 7-9-14/ Minimum Rage

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

I’m not a financial genius, but I do believe that I have a little bit of common sense. It’s with that in mind that I want to tackle an issue that has been a real hot topic over the last year. Minimum wage.

This is one of those issues that exists in a gray area. Of course I would love to see people make more money, and on the surface raising the minimum wage to $10 per hour will do that. But consider for a moment the domino effect that will have on our society.

Staff Stuff - 7/2/14 Hobby Lobby

I think Monday’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby might be one of the most important court rulings in decades, and I think that most people will never even realize it.

Staff Stuff/ Bad Drivers

People would absolutely hate me if I had become a police officer. The reason? Because I would constantly be on the look out for people violating minor traffic laws. I can’t think of anything that annoys me worse than people who are just plain inconsiderate drivers. I’ve felt this way since before I could drive.

Okay, let me run down my list of minor traffic annoyances. Some of these are illegal, while others are just inconsiderate. In each case their lack of consideration for other vehicles and/or traffic regulations makes them a danger to everyone on the road.

Staff Stuff (6-18-2014) ~ Print Errors/Unhealthy Eating

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I just wanted to take a moment write a heartfelt apology to our readers for some errors that got out in the print version of our paper this week. Mistakes are going to happen, and I guarantee you could pick up any newspaper from the news stand and find errors all the way through.