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Random Thoughts There can’t be anything cooler than being able to get onto national television and yelling the words, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” My TV viewing last weekend featured a bunch of “Saturday Night Live” stuff.

Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor Editor's note: While publisher Paul Rhodes is on vacation, please enjoy this column from 12 years ago, when this newspaper group took over the Haysville Sun-Times.

Insight Recently, a work trip prompted a quick trip to Fresno, Calif., where I attended college to earn my undergraduate degree. The trip was past due; it had been nearly 10 years since my last visit.

Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor Editor's note: While publisher Paul Rhodes is on vacation, please enjoy this column from 11 years ago. Many of you know my son Bill, and the fact that he is finally back in the United States after more than a year abroad.

Random Thoughts Wow, the Kansas City Chiefs took a literal beating on Sunday night. The fact that the Chiefs lost the Super Bowl was not a surprise, especially given how many close games they played all year.

From the Editor’s Files I think there's something unique going on here, and Kim and I are running with it. To be a little more accurate, we going to sail with it.

Random Thoughts Monday was nothing but a lie – an ugly, terrible lie. I'm not talking about the rollback of threatened tariffs or anything like that, although avoiding an unprovoked, unnecessary trade war should benefit all of us.

Insight My sister called me out of the blue last week. As her name and face appeared on my cell phone screen, I immediately wondered what was wrong.

Dear Savvy Senior, I would like to find out if my 72-year-old mother is eligible for food stamps or any other type of assistance program. When my stepfather died last year, mom’s income dropped in half and is having a hard time paying her grocery bills.

With the start of the New Year, the slowest month of the year at work, I just assumed that January would be a good time for surgery on my bum knee. I wasn't so accurate with my assumption.