World then and now seem strikingly similar
When author Louis Bromfield was looking to give his life roots, he turned to a farm in northcentral Ohio. Columnist Judith Sutherland shares the story.
Farming isn’t all work and no play
Columnist Judith Sutherland compares visits to her cousins' farm as a wonderful trip to a resort, where work is secondary.
To some, pets always come first
Our companion animals are more than just animals, observes columnist Judith Sutherland. They are, indeed, our companions.
Everyone has a story worth telling
Columnist Judith Sutherland talks about her days in the newsroom and the lessons worth learning.
Solace is in helping to alleviate others’ suffering
Columnist Judith Sutherland reminds us this week that if you look hard enough, you'll find many things to be grateful for.
Singing birds: The joy of spring
If you can, build or put up a bluebird house near your home, says columnist Judith Sutherland, and you're in for great wonder.
Country kids’ imaginations run wild
Columnist Judith Sutherland didn't have the wide range of toys that most kids have today - she had bales of hay and piles of sticks - and her pets. So, she learned to improvise.
Taking the Hippocratic oath to heart
Columnist Judith Sutherland compares the doctors in the 1930s with today's physicians.
Truman: Just a Missouri farm boy
The words of former president Harry S. Truman share insight into this trail-blazing president, something columnist Judith Sutherland admires.
Schools of today, schools of yesterday
Columnist Judith Sutherland wonders how today's students would fare in the school of the early 1900s.
