Thumbs up... to Tuesday’s groundbreaking on the Rural Fire District No. 2 fire station in Arma.

As you may recall, some time back there were a series of vicious spaghetti wars between the Noon Rotary (aka the Children of Light) and the Sunflower Kiwanis (aka the Powers of Darkness). It was a terrible business with a lot saucy behavior particularly on part of the Sunflower group. A lot of marinara was spilled, but eventually Noon Rotary won our victory. We are the movers and the shakers. We are the leaders and believers. We are Noon Rotary.

• Pittsburg State’s football team end the season on a high note as they travel to Kirksville, Mo., to take on Truman State at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Area residents opposed to the Via Christi corporation “positioning initiative” that includes changing the name of Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center to Via Christi Hospital continue to contact me by phone, e-mail, and in passing on the street.

Today is trick or treat day. Unfortunately, the news coming out of the local United Way isn’t a delicious treat.

Trick-or-Treating on Halloween can be one of the most enjoyable days of the year for many children.

Thumbs up... to the Fort Scott Community College construction trades program, which was chosen as the recipient of the Leon V. and Dorothy M. Skubitz Foundation grant.

What is meant by good writing? That is the question.

And it is not an easy one because it means different things to different people in different roles.

• Good luck for local prep football teams as they enter the final week of district play.  

We were pleased to learn this week that the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve are taking action to prevent greed and wasteful spending among corporations.