Almost time for some mouse ears

The anticipation builds as June 4 crawls closer. It has been, to date, 13 and a half months since I started as publisher of the Phillips County News and since that time I have had a grand total of zero days vacation and only twice have I had two back-to-back days off from work.

Now don't get me wrong, I love this job and almost every aspect of it. But almost 400 days of anything without a break is more than any mortal can withstand and as much as I enjoy being skipper of this ship, it is high time I had a "three hour tour" and gotten away from it all.

While I am gone, my right-hand at the...