Opinions
We recently received a copy of A Reporter's Life by Walter Cronkite which led to my discovery that no one under age 50 knows who Walter Cronkite was. For 46 years the "most trusted man in America" delivered the news. Just the news. Facts, not his opinion. No sensationalism, no drama, no focus...
Hello Howell County! My name is Addison Smith. Having the opportunity to serve as the new Howell County News staff intern is such an honor and excitement for me! I am a senior at West Plains Senior High School, and am looking forward to graduating as a Zizzer this coming spring. When not chasing...
THUMBS DOWN to a system of depression where a 24-year-old young man feels his only way through life is drugs and endangering communities to the point of causing his own death. Prayers to the law enforcement officers forced into situations that could affect them for the rest of their lives...
Chapter 5
It was just after two in the morning. Carol sat with her feet on the desk, slouched in her chair staring at an old episode of Dr. Phil, the volume of the TV down low in case a call came in. The door to the dispatch room opened, and the officer on duty strode in. She bit the inside...
Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Why does the entire world miss an 80-year-old woman so...
THUMBS UP to Cattlemen’s Steakhouse: a full house on a Friday night. You’re doing well.
THUMBS DOWN to joggers who run in the dark with no lights on. Think of the drivers who struggle to see you on the road.
Chapter 4
Animal Control Officer Logan stood between an indignant boy and a reticent old lady.
“See! Here’s the receipt where I bought him. Charizard is mine.”
“Harold is dragon. You can’t buy a dragon.”
Logan sighed. “Mrs. Gimblestone, the iguana belongs to Jaxson...
Dear editor,
Whether it is Russia, Cuba, China, North Korea, Venezuela or Iran, people from the U.S. are not scheduling vacations there. Why is that? Well, those countries are devoid of personal freedoms and they are ruled, not represented. Although they would deny this, their people are...
THUMBS UP to our neighbors the Whites for their new fence around their property. It makes the neighborhood look better.
THUMBS DOWN on the insert in the Howell County News. All that work and you couldn't read any of it.
THUMBS UP to Gates Prosthetics from Mtn. Home on opening a...
Chapter 3
Sitting at the dispatch desk, Carol ate more popcorn: the breakfast of midnight dispatchers everywhere.
At 7:12 a.m., the phone rang.
“Spring Willows emergency. Do you need fire, police, or medi-”
“She stole my Charizard!”
“What’s a Charizard? And can I get...