We, the staff at the newspaper business, sometimes catch a lot of “slack” from our readers for various things. Either we printed a story/letter/column they didn’t like, put their name in the…
Category: Editorials
Wake up early and seize the day
My alarm clock goes off early every morning, at 3 a.m. I get up, I exercise, take a shower, get ready for the day, do some household chores, and head off to…
The boiling frog effect
With more and more states and cities mandating face mask requirements, we are finding more and more of our freedoms slowly being taken away. While the “maskers” are antagonizing the “anti-maskers” by…
You are what comes out of your mouth
In life, sometimes, we all tend to get caught up with our own emotions and problems and we seem to let those emotions run our lives. Especially in the times we are…
I’m not a normal woman
The other day a friend and I were discussing yard work, planting flowers and crafts (and the fact that I do not like to do any of those things) and she brought…
I hear voices
There’s a country song named “Voices” that explains how he (the singer) walks around hearing voices in his mind. The voices are from his parents and grandparents and the lessons that they…
One down – many more to come
Wow – one week gone by. And what a week it was. We got our first “new” paper out. The staff pulled together with flying colors and we did it! We try…
Around the banks
“Please allow me to wipe the slate clean. Age has no reality except in the physical world. The essence of a human being is resistant to the passage of time. Our inner…
This is the Maiden Voyage of the Riverbend News
Wow, what a wild ride the last three weeks have been. I would like to extend a warm thank you to everyone that has already welcomed me into these three counties and…