Former FBI director James Comey testified Thursday in a much-anticipated hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Honestly, It is sad all this fanfare went on like a circus so TV stations cou...

Editor’s note: This is the 88th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

The following article, titled “Marysville - A Fine Small Town,” was published in the March 16, 1960 edition of the Marysville Journal-Tribune:

A tale of two blunders With the events that have happened to President Donald Trump this week, including self-inflicted incidents, it’s evident how much the media’s and public’s biases are unwavering....

Emoji movie coming - Hollywood out of ideas Imagine walking into a movie theater and watching the opening credits for a movie about words.

Editor’s note: This is the 87th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

Behavior at softball contest not good example of sportsmanship I’ve never used this column to make excuses for a local team losing a ball game and I’m not going to start now.

With the end of May nearing, a busy time is on tap for the next few weeks.

Editor’s note: This is the 86th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

Logan County’s $10 million home During a gathering of friends a few weeks ago, a guy made a remark that stopped all other conversation.

When information access meets politics If you’ve been on the internet for the last two weeks, then you’re probably familiar with the internet outrage behind what television personality Bill Nye has do...

Editor’s note: This is the 85th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

Sunday is Mother’s Day, and although it is not a national holiday, it is a very important day of remembrance and is on the calendar each year to remind everyone of its observance. It is a special day ...

Remembering Dan Stillings ... a great coach, an even better friend I lost a good friend over the weekend with the passing of Dan Stillings.

Monday marked the observance of both May Day and Law Day. The origin of May Day goes back centuries, whereas Law Day has a much more recent beginning. Both are celebrated on May 1.

Editor’s note: This is the 84th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

Editor’s note: This is the 83rd of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

Blaming the   video is unfair A recent murder, recorded and uploaded to Facebook, has the country once again linking the rise in technology with the downfall of humanity.

Editor’s note: This is the 82nd of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

Editor’s note: This is the 81st of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

How do you treat your news? When it comes to analyzing politics, there is a definite cultural divide between what young or old people care about.

Parenting highs and lows As a parent, there are times when feel like I am winning and times when I don’t. Times I am extremely proud of my sons and times when I am not.

There was at one time a quiz show on the Fox television network that ran for several seasons titled, “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? I’m certain that most of the members of Congress today would ...

Bass action heats up during pre-spawn Dust off the fishing rods, re-spool the reels and update the fishing license, “pre-spawn” bass fishing is on the horizon. Pre-spawn is a term that long time bass ...

Awkward word choice Last week I was on the Internet when I saw a video that kind of tripped me up. The video was called That awkward moment when Hugh Jackman remembers he taught you at school. The tit...

It would be nice to know the truth - is climate change for real?

Editor’s note: This is the 79th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

Connecting the Fairbanks-Waterloo dots I’ve received responses from a handful of readers who are helping me discover more about the connection between the Waterloo Wonders basketball team of the mid-1...

The ticket master Apparently, there is one thing in life I value over all others. It’s not money, gold, food, cars or any other item. Tickets have stolen my heart.

Editor’s note: This is the 78th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...