Dr. Tiller shot dead

All I can say is wow.
 
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,523581,00.html

Notice

I found a few non-spam comments in my spam box tonight and realized that any time someone includes a link to a web site in their comment, it automatically goes to my spam. I approve them as soon as I realize it, but sometimes that might be 2-3 days. Sorry.
Also, if you’ve never posted before, [...]

Memorial weekend activities

There were plenty of class reunions, family reunions and Memorial Day ceremonies over this past weekend. Did you have any great experiences? Attend any wonderful reunions or ceremonies?

Why can’t ‘Buy Made in the USA’ effort catch on?

Tim asks:
Why is it that only local newspapers will cover something like a national buy Made in the USA day?  And they only cover it through editorials.  I have organized a buy Made in the USA day for June 20, 2009 and can’t get any media coverage on it at all.  It is being spread [...]

Things are slow

Sorry folks. We took a quick trip to Minnesota for Memorial Day weekend to visit with family, so I’ve been offline and out of touch. Now I’m playing catchup with the newspaper, so if there is anything you all want to talk about, give me some suggestions for new posts.

Alumni weekend = fun stories from school

As alumni gather this weekend, I’m sure there will be a plethora of stories told about high school high jinx. So what fun memories do you have of your school days?

Graduation weekend

It was a busy weekend with four high school graduations in this county alone and many others in the region. What did you think? Good times had by all? Did you run yourself silly going to a bunch of different gatherings? No affect on your life whatsoever? How would you change graduations if you could [...]

First element of Veterans Memorial placed

The Washington County Veterans Memorial directory has been placed at the Washington County Veterans Memorial Airport. The two other pieces of the memorial – a brick signature wall and the Washington Rotary Club’s mini Washington Monument – will be added at some point in the future.
I took a photo of the directory and a wide [...]

Local storms possible this afternoon too

 
 
 
A couple waves of heavy rain and hail came through Washington County this morning, but it may not be over yet.
I used Twitter to ask 49 News meteorologist Alex Harrington if there might be another wave of storms coming through later today. He said: “Absolutely. The second line bears most watching for potential very large [...]

Tags: hail

Jon minus Kate… what about the 8?

I was a fan of the Jon and Kate plus 8 show, but it does not sound good for them. This has nothing to do with Washington County, but I’m just a little perturbed about the rumors that both Jon and Kate are having affairs. I guess this is just another example of what celebrity [...]