Today’s agriculture depends on chemically produced nitrogen to increase yields and feed the planet. That concentration of chemicals can have disastrous consequences, as we saw in West, Tex. But the dangers of those chemicals aren’t always what we are led to believe.

By focusing only on spending and short term results, Congress will have a harder time getting that wild cow, the deficit, out to pasture. Richard Oswald explains how the shortest way isn't always best.

For Dad, a gun that put food on the table and killed varmints was a necessity. But who really needs a military-style weapon and high-capacity magazine?

There's power in sour. And Santa Oswald spreads it around to the whole family this holiday in Langdon, Missouri. Pucker up with gratitude, everybody!