Dear Reader, I watched a film recently that’s been lingering with me. Jay Kelly, a Netflix release, follows an actor at the twilight of his career, looking back on what …
Dear Reader, There’s a particular cruelty to senseless death—the kind that arrives through deliberate violence against someone who was, in that moment, trying to help. Alex Pretti was 37, an …
Dear Reader, Ever notice how much of life feels like a game? Not just sports or board games, but the unspoken rules, the power plays, the quiet negotiations that shape our daily interactions. We …
Dear Reader, In a world filled with words, there is one that stands out above all others—a word that is the most cherished, the most appealing, and the most significant to each of us. That …
Dear Reader, Every being carries within them a potential—a spark of possibility that may be fully realized, partially explored, or left untouched. This potential exists not as a fixed …
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," released in 1969, was directed by George Roy Hill and written by legendary screenwriter William Goldman.
Dear Reader, Seventy-two years is a long time in any business. In the newspaper industry, it’s practically an eternity. While media giants with seemingly unlimited resources have crumbled …
Dear Reader, I am older now, and perhaps seen as an elder at the parties, events, and gatherings I attend with family and friends. There are always a few people who naturally lead the …
Dear Reader, As we stand on the threshold of 2026, there’s something profoundly beautiful about this moment of transition. The …
Dear Reader, When I was a boy, I imagined scenarios that nobody knew about. They lived inside snow globes. I’d find them everywhere during the holidays—on my grandmother’s mantle, at …
Dear Reader, There’s a peculiar madness that descends upon us each December. We race through parking lots, weave through aisles with our carts like stock car drivers, honk at …
Dear Reader, Christmas is a season like no other, a time of magnification and reflection. It’s as if the holiday holds a lens up to our hearts and lives, magnifying whatever we feel in the …
Letter to the Editor published in the Dec. 3, 2025 issue of the Tomahawk Leader.
In fleeting moments, our lives unfold, A whisper of time, so brief, so bold. We gather treasures, build empires high, Yet dust and shadows claim them, by and by. What worth are riches, amassed …
Dear Reader, In the grand theater of existence, we are but whispers in the wind—brief utterances against the backdrop of eternity. Our lives, measured in mere decades against the …
Long before steamships carved through their waters and cargo vessels traced trade routes, the Great Lakes were the lifeblood of thriving Native American civilizations that rose and flourished along their shores for thousands of years.
"In every community, preparedness and transparency form the foundation of public safety. Here in Lincoln County, one of the key mechanisms supporting both is the Local Emergency Planning Committee, more commonly known as the LEPC," writes Tyler Verhasselt, Director of Emergency Management, Lincoln County.
Since 1921, National Education Week has become a celebration during which we recognize the important roles public schools and their staffs play in student development. Communities across the country have long devoted personnel and resources to achieve this significant goal.
Dear Reader, This Thanksgiving, I want to express a profound thanks to family—those who are always with you when it matters most. Whenever the chips are down, someone or many from the …
Long before steamships carved through their waters and cargo vessels traced trade routes, the Great Lakes were the lifeblood of thriving Native American civilizations that rose and flourished along their shores for thousands of years.