Opinion

Boxed Beef

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Boxed Beef

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Years ago I got a call from a college student who was doing his Senior Project in order to graduate. He told me he had a groundbreaking idea and wanted my opinion of it. I asked him what his BIG IDEA was and he replied, “containerized shipping.

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Letters to The Editor

News Staff

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

November 15, 2022 Dear Editor, The Fullerton Warriors cross county team deserves much praise for their outstanding accomplishments this year and for many prior years. (NCJ October 26 edition.) However, there was one mention in Coach Wetovick’s article that should be corrected.

Alan Sparrow is co-owner of the Nance County Journal and Polk County News. Find his column, Alan’s Anecdotes, each week in the newspaper and online at www.nancecountyjournal.com.

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Share Your Thankfulness this Thanksgiving Season

News Staff

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

With Thanksgiving coming next week, I set out to write about what I’m thankful for. But how do I narrow it down to just one thing? Maybe that’s the story. My daily focus isn’t on what I’m thankful for. It’s on the pressures of the day or the political turmoil in our nation.

GETTING TO KNOW

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GETTING TO KNOW

News Staff

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Fullerton FFA/AG Freshman Reason for joining FFA/enrolling in Ag Class: To learn more about it What I like most about FFA/Ag Class: Learning about animals I feel that agriculture is important because: it employs a lot of people.

Meet Fullerton Public School Kindergartener

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Meet Fullerton Public School Kindergartener

News Staff

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

What new thing have you learned in kindergarten? If youIgot to choose what’s for supper, what would you pick? Pizza What is the yukkiest thing you ever ate? Beans What is something you’re really good at? Drawing If you had a lot of money, what would you buy?

Spreading Humor & Sharing

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Useless Stuff

Dorothy Rosby, Columnist

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

The official start of the holiday season is the third Thursday of November when we celebrate Use Less Stuff Day, not to be confused with Useless Stuff Day which for many of us falls on December 25. The average American throws away almost five pounds of trash every day.

Epidermal Cowboy

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Epidermal Cowboy

With Lee Pitts

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

The most influential person in my life was my grandpa and I found it very comforting recently when I was told I turned out to be just like him.

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Letter to The Editor

News Staff

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Dear Editor I am honored, and at the same, time humbled by the voters of the 34th Legislative District. Honored to be elected, yet humbled at how much I have to learn in a short amount of time.

Alan Sparrow is co-owner of the Nance County Journal and Polk County News. Find his column, Alan’s Anecdotes, each week in the newspaper and online at www.nancecountyjournal.com.

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Alan’s Anecdotes

Alan Sparrow “relative

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Our family has fallen in love with a television series called Relative Race. It airs on Sunday nights on BYU TV. All but the first season can be seen online. The show consists of four teams of two contestants each that travel all over the US meeting relatives over a ten-day period.

Spreading Humor & Sharing

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Spreading Humor & Sharing

Dorothy Rosby, Columnist

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Humor & Sharing Some people are morning people. Some people are night people. And some people are only people for a few minutes right around suppertime. I happen to be a morning person, though I do cheer up considerably at the thought of supper.