Opinion

Perhaps this has happened to you: Your recent cough kept you up for another night, so you went to the doctor.

In my 50 years of penning this column, I’ve incurred the wrath of my readership on only three occasions. The most recent related to my suggesting that herbicides might be relate to our pheasant decline. I won’t apologize for that as I just don’t know.

For well over 200 years, a stretch along the Connecticut River has been the heart of our nation’s firearms industry. This area was appropriately known as “Gun Valley.

Experts estimate that well over 80 percent of people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. Perhaps ten percent of adults experience it at any given moment. Back pain is extremely common, and people with back pain can be extremely miserable.

Right now ranchers are beginning to get into calving time - a demanding time of year. Other than the sometimes all night monitoring of the cow herd, it isn’t unusual to lose a cow or calf during calving.

When you watch a medical drama on television the main characters are generally doctors, nurses, and patients. We rarely learn about the many extras in the background. In an actual hospital, patients are cared for by their doctors and nurses, along with a large supporting cast and crew.

I want folks of all age groups to enjoy my column, and I have no desire to become a “poster child” for the elderly. Still, on occasion, I have alluded to my age and the infirmities that go along with it – like needing a stepstool to climb on a horse, etc.

Dear Editor, Every 10 years, the United States conducts the Census to count all the people across the country to determine how many new people now live in certain areas and how many people may have left certain areas.

Betsy and I just finished our elk meatloaf dinner. On the average, wild game will probably grace our table three times a week. Betsy is a great cook, but not what I’d call a gourmet chef. There’s nothing fancy about our “fat of the land” meals.

Dear Editor, Every 10 years, the United States conducts the Census to count all the people across the country to determine how many new people now live in certain areas and how many people may have left certain areas.