-Isms: Views on life in rural America

Random thoughts on a Tuesday, as this week’s deadline looms:

• Sometimes, an overactive imagination can be detrimental. I have a list of 10 column ideas, but the analogies weren’t panning out.

Oh, the words were flowing, no doubt about that, but the mental image wasn’t connecting among the dots.

There’s always next week.

• Small-town community celebrations are simply the best. The Page and Orchard communities put on great events this past weekend. From the purple and white balloons drifting from Aaron Hauf’s semi tractor-trailer during Orchard’s parade, to the community conversations held in L...