Stories from Saturday, April 30, 2022

People will spend more and more time on our wonderful lakes and rivers as the weather continues to warm up. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sent out a few safety tips this week that we wanted to share. We’ll admit, a lot of them probably seem like common sense. It’s the same common sense that tells you to put your seatbelt on in the car. But since many of us can be given to ignoring that little voice of warning from time to time, we wanted to share them again here...

Another week and another piece of bad economic news. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the economy shrank by 1.4% in the first quarter of the year, the largest drop since the beginning of the pandemic. This adds to an already grim outlook for our country which includes rising prices for oil, food and most other consumer goods. I am afraid without a change in leadership the situation will not improve...