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By Corner Post “How would you like a job where, if you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?” — Jaques Plante Got another example? Send it to us at cornerpost@newspressnow.com, and you may see it in a future issue of the Corner Post., former NHL goalie

By Mark Lane Submitted to Corner Post Occasionally, we learn something about a neighbor, friend, co-worker or acquaintance that reminds us that there’s much about people around us we don’t know. Qualities we fail to recognize, or achievements we are not aware of, abound in individuals in our midst on a regular basis. The revelation

By Submitted to Corner Post A person can learn plenty of interesting history and pick up a surprising amount of useful insight at livestock shows, stockyards and other agricultural events. It was at a banquet following a cattle show that I first heard the following poem. Written by Walter Wintle more than 100 years ago,

By Thomas Kirschner Submitted to Corner Post The sun and a farmer awake together He heads to the tractor coffee in hand Now he’s headed to the big field Ready to start plowing his land Meanwhile down the road Another farmer starts his day The cows are all milked Time to bale some hay While

By Submitted to Corner Post Four adult children were bitterly divided following the death of their dad. The oldest son worked the family farm with their father, while the siblings followed career paths in other places. Their mother had passed away a few years earlier. Each of the children began jockeying to divide the estate

By Corner Post Ain’t That the Truth! The probability that someone is watching you at any given moment is directly proportional to the foolishness of your actions. Moms of small children know that there are two kinds of dirt: dark and light. The dark kind is attracted to light objects and the light kind is