Stories from Saturday, October 20, 2007

Several years ago I was privileged to fly to northern Ontario, Canada, and spend a week in a fish camp. We stayed in a modern but rustic looking cabin, the only one on a large lake. The walleye and northern fishing was great and topped only by the scenery and wildness of the area. The place was owned by a couple of SoDak characters one of whom is named Doom, an appellation that strangely fits the man...

I didn’t have to think very long about this week’s column title. It had been written on the board by someone when I walked into my classroom earlier this week. Unfortunately, it is an attitude that is becoming more and more pervasive in our younger generation. And it’s a shame...

It was gratifying to see the generosity of the long-time community leaders receive recognition at the annual McCook Community Foundation banquet, as well as see that tradition continued and strengthened. Even more importantly, exciting to see much of the funding provided by the foundation this year go toward investment in our community’s future in the form of cultivating leadership, entrepreneurship and the kinds of small businesses that are key to growth...