August 7, 2000
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Healing a tiny heart

[Times photo: Steve Hasel]
A young family with a disabled daughter wait out the heart surgery of their 3-month-old son. |
Budget toes the line
Perhaps the biggest news to emerge from the county budget hearings last week was what didn't happen: There was no showdown between county commissioners and property appraiser Ron Schultz over Schultz's proposed budget.
History, politics coalesce at rally
The old-fashioned event draws attention to a historic school and lets voters meet candidates.
We must always guard our rights as individuals
Life is a journey, a long and winding road filled with beautiful vistas and unforeseen twists. If you are paying attention to the big picture and are not just focusing on your own day-to-day pain and glory, many of life's lessons reveal themselves. If you have ever said, "If I knew then what I know now," you have just learned one of the lessons of life.