by Ken RootWhen you have a child I believe you are blessed by God. When your child has a child, you are doubly blessed. One is that the child you raised has entered society and hopefully accepted responsibility to carry on and the other is that their child is the most...
by Ken RootI have lately found that several people in my life, both friends and family, are having difficulty letting go of lifelong responsibilities even though their physical and emotional health is being debilitated by their actions. Neither of them thinks this has...
by Ken RootI believe, if you stand in one place long enough, everything will come back by again. I cite one room schools as historic examples of modern home schooling. But my focus today the ancient barnyard chicken being romanticized and converted to twenty first...
By Ken RootMemorial Weekend has a beautiful glow as I look back at the festivities of the past three days. I have a tradition of going to the Indianapolis 500 race that dates back to 1984 when a kind man from Eli Lilly Animal Health hosted a group of livestock...
by Ken RootI once made the argument that we need to do away with county government. That drew wrath from those who believe the only people who know them and care about them are the elected officials and staff at their county level. I could make the same argument about...
by Ken RootThe commodity checkoff programs for beef, pork and soybeans were designed to serve the entire grower community. Over the years there has been great controversy as to whether they have done so. Small pork producers went out of business while mega-farms...
by Ken RootIn the course of my lifetime, I can say, unequivocally, that our demeanor toward each other has declined in politeness and respect. Each time I see a public display of rude behavior and disparaging remarks, it makes me want to go back to a time when words...
by Ken RootI helped a man get up off the floor of his home after falling. He seemed to be fine once we got him back in his chair but he was taken to the doctor and told that his medicine was causing his blood pressure to drop when he stood up. The doctors checked his...
by Ken RootWe are moving toward Washington, D.C.?s version of a dam breech if federal law does not supersede a Vermont law requiring all foods containing genetically modified ingredients to be divulged on the label. The implementation date is July first of this year....
by Ken RootThat?s what Lewis and Clark said when they headed up the Missouri River in 1804 and had their first look at the Great Plains. It was a summer landscape, void of trees, which allowed the grass covered rolling hills to be seen all the way to the horizon....
