Opinion

Body FOR MY BROTHER “Time for me to fly Oh, I've got to set myself free. Time for me to fly And that's just how it's got to be.

Body Here at the Sentinel, we have experienced the loss of a dear, sweet friend. Our big yellow cat became very sick with bladder cancer, and the humane thing of putting him to sleep was the only choice.

Body * Sad News….Actor Ray Liotta has passed away. My favorite movies he starred in are “Operation Dumbo Drop” and “Field of Dreams.” * Passing this along… “I’ve been to a lot of places, but I’ve never been in Cahoots.

Body Dear Sentinel: It’s almost time to renew my subscription. Enjoyed the Cooper Barber Shop article, brought back many memories.

Body Gun violence and school shootings are a uniquely American epidemic. Sandy Hook Promise is shining a light on these vital facts and statistics.

Body * Okay, raise your hand if you bawled like a baby during the last few episodes of “This Is Us.” * I see a lot of MAGA hats and t-shirts, but I have yet to see a Build Back Better hat or shirt.

Body My older brothers are six and four years older than me, and I am five years older than my next brother, and then a fourth brother is 11 years younger than me. We love him and decided to keep him, even though he was an “oops.

Body * I like the “Left” Twix candy bar the best. * At one time in the running of this year’s Kentucky Derby, Tessa, Trent and my horses were in first, second and third place! Wish that would have been how they finished.

Body Growing up “country bumkin” style, Part 2 When we moved out to the farm, 3-1/2 miles east of Goessel—I was one-year old—our house had running water at the kitchen sink and a big clawfoot bathtub on the second floor, but no other plumbing.

Body THIS AND THAT Recently read this…. “Kansas U.S.