Opinion

Bravo Richmond! I have lived in Richmond only a year and am impressed with the various offerings to kids young and old. From the skateboard park to disk golf courses and regular golf course, bowling alley, tennis courts, various ball diamonds and youth sport facilities. Richmond has as much or more to offer than towns 10 times her size. I am also pleased by the support the schools receive and was blown away at the participation for the homecoming parade and various programs targeting kids at the Ray County Library.

Ted Kooser lives on acreage near Garland, Neb. What would become his writing career began when Ted was in his teens. Today he is known for his conversational style, with subjects often about love, family, place and time. A unique fact about Ted is that he and Will Cather are the only Nebraskans ever to win a Pulitzer Prize for literature. He mentions two recent books that he enjoyed writing: Valentines (poems) and House Held Up by Trees (an illustrated children’s book). ~ David Harrison By Ted Kooser

“Perfection is the enemy of progress,” according to Winston Churchill. It’s the time of year when we try to do too much, change too quickly.