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Ask a Trooper: If wipers need to be on, so should headlights

I have noticed cars that can’t be seen in the day when they fail to turn on their ...

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Al Batt: There’s no day like a snow day like no day I know

The weather outside was frightful, but getting out of school would be delightful. I’d done my homework, repeating “Please” ...

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Sarah Stultz: New coronavirus still has many unknowns

I hadn’t followed the news closely about the new coronavirus until Sunday morning when I received a group ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: Ask questions to better understand friends

I have the most supportive friends ever. We are always reassuring each other, telling each other to calm ...

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Ask a Trooper: Now is time to apply for the new Real ID

Do I need to obtain the new Real ID and driver’s license when my license expires?

Opinion

Al Batt: Sometimes attitude is all we can control

“I hate to complain about anything, but I love complaining about everything.” You hear things like that when the ...

Opinion

Sarah Stultz: Integrity of photos must be maintained

I was shocked to read a news article Saturday in which the National Archives said it made a ...

Opinion

Guest Column: United Way is making a difference locally

My next column will be the last one for a while. Our column runs during the legislations offseason, ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: You never know what someone’s praying for

My kids and I were huddled over a giant glass dish of apple crisp. It was still warm. ...

Opinion

Ask a Trooper: What are rules for lights on plow trucks?

I have a questions regarding the auxiliary headlights on a truck with a plow. Are they a requirement? ...

Opinion

Al Batt: Happiness is having a warm head in the cold

I had just escaped the clutches of a colossal cold.  Once defrosted, I headed to a gig at a ...

Opinion

Sarah Stultz: Does anyone else have anxiety with doctors?

Somewhere along the lines of my adult life, I started distancing myself from doctors. It doesn’t bother me ...

Opinion

April Jeppson: That time Mom got sick from a water slide

A note about myself. I get motion sick. I’m at a point where I went on a swing ...

Opinion

Ask a Trooper: Ambulances used for emergencies are exempt

What allows private for-profit ambulance companies to run tax-exempt license plates on their vehicles? 

Opinion

Al Batt: A fathead like me should never get a head cold

I wanted to shuffle my way far from the maddening cold. I’d spent an inordinate amount of time among ...

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