Re: Cemetery flowersOn behalf of the Main Street Project volunteers, I would like to clarify the chain of events that led to cemetery flowers being relocated to Main Avenue. During planning for the pop-up demonstration, we were looking for inexpensive ways to improve Main Avenue temporarily. ...
At the approval of a Persilla Watts Cemetery board member, a group of people took planters from Persilla Watts and planted the flowers in the tires on Main Avenue of Rugby. They said the flowers were half dead, so it was okay!As owner of Rugby Greenhouse, I was very disappointed, upset, ...
Gospel stories tell that after Jesus' baptism, when he is led into the desert, the Devil cites verses from the Psalms in an effort to tempt Jesus to jump down from the pinnacle of the Jerusalem temple. Thus we learn that even the Devil can twist passages from the scriptures to his own ...
It has come to my attention that the current Board of Directors and the CEO of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation a/k/a AMTRAK would just as soon eliminate all long distance trains in America. They cite costs, aging equipment and safety concerns as their reasons behind this misguided ...
Leave it to a liberal to think "one-shot muzzleloaders" was the only thing James Madison had in mind when he helped draft the first Ten Amendments to the Constitution, The Bill of Rights.Professor Omdahl needs to study history better. His lofty imaginings of how and why our government was ...
It should come as no surprise that Oklahoma oil man, Harold Hamm, is set to be national finance campaign chair for Republican Kevin Cramer's bid for the US Senate. After all, thanks to Republican-led tax cuts for out-of-state corporations over the past several ND legislative sessions, and oil ...
We appreciated the Veterans Day Program November 11th. It was special to have the younger ones (with their instructors) participating with music at the program. Musicians from the RHS Band and singers from the Ely Choir added much to the program honoring our veterans.The selections were choice ...
Counties anticipate property tax challengesIt's that time of year, when the words "property taxes" are a big topic of conversation. It's that time when your local governments are setting their budgets for 2018 and are making tough budget decisions. Each county, city, school and park board are ...
Congrats to communityI want to congratulate my community of Rugby for their efforts to achieve Cardiac Ready Community designation through the Department of Health's Emergency Medical Systems and the American Heart Association.Being "cardiac ready" means that our community is ready to respond ...
Keep fluoride in Rugby waterFluoride in our water is the right decision. Since the late 1950's the municipal water of Rugby has had a small amount of fluoride added to the water to help prevent tooth decay. Your city fathers, at the time, went as far as passing an ordinance stating that ...