Opinion

* I have put my order in for a lovely, and long, fall season with the leaves turning into beautiful shades of orange, yellow and red. If it goes the way I would like it to, fall will have some cool rainy days when needed and will stay around until the end of November.

Are you running low on good news these days? Here’s a story that will make you smile, give you goosebumps and maybe even a tear, so you may want to have a box of Kleenex nearby. This was written by Beverly L. Jenkins and posted on August 23, 2022 to an online blog: InspireMore.

THIS AND THAT * I have decided to be the Roma Smith of my generation who went to the Stockton swimming pool whenever she could! She is my inspiration with her “plain old vanilla” walk. And I will add that I met my water spirit at the Hays Aquatic Park this summer.

By Nancy Becker __ Not happy with where you live? I’d suggest you just hunker down and stay put, because Kansas was just recently ranked as the 2nd cheapest state to live in during the current inflation surge.

THIS AND THAT * “Leave it to Beaver” TV star Tony Dow recently passed away. I loved watching that show when I was growing up. My favorite episode was the one where the Beaver climbs up on a gigantic billboard to see if there is really coffee being poured into a cup from a giant coffee pot.

__ With the Rooks County Free Fair now in the rear-view mirror, I have a these reflections over the past week. First of all, it was HOT, and that had to have created a lot of anxiety and exhaustion for the kids and their parents participating and trying to keep livestock cool.

Hello! I am contacting both of your papers this week (the Stockton Sentinel and the Phillips County Review) so that you know what I am up to, particularly since I will be walking from the Rooks County Courthouse to the Phillips County Courthouse on Wednesday, beginning sometime around 8:30 a.m.

THIS AND THAT * The cool people will get this….George Jetson was born on July 31st, 2022. * Did you know it is 75 days until Halloween?! (August 18th) * I am proud to announce that I have completed the first item on my bucket list.

ELVISWith the movie “ELVIS” airing throughout the country this summer with some “Oscar Buzz” for the actor Austin Butler portraying the King as well as in observance of Elvis’ passing on August 16th, 1977, here is some information about him that you may or may not know….