Tag: Whitt and Wisdom
Whitt & Wisdom: Do You Have a Goathead Problem?
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor Most of us learned early in life about goatheads (also known as puncturevine or technically as Tribulus terrestris). I liked
Whitt & Wisdom: When Atlas Shrugged
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum was born in Saint Peterburg, Russia, in 1905. She was 12 years old when Vladmir Lenin led
Whitt & Wisdom: The Thunberg Effect
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor Years ago, I walked into a feed store displaying a sign that read, “Hire a teenager while they still
Whitt & Wisdom: Death and Taxes
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor “Nothing is certain except death and taxes,” said Benjamin Franklin. He made that statement in 1789, not many years after
It’s Time to Declare Our Independence Again
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor If you want to know what led to the creation of the United States of America, you have to read
Sunlight Is the Best Disinfectant
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor In director Frank Capra’s classic film, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, James Stewart is cast as Jefferson Smith, who is
Dealing With Adversity
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor A Galveston, Texas, newspaper ran a story about a woman and her pet parakeet named Chippie. It seems she was
How to Deal With the Workforce Challenge
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor I received an email from a reader who said he enjoyed my column (“What Should You Focus on in 2022?,”
What Should You Focus On in 2022?
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor In 1997, I was preparing to speak at a meeting that included a list of beef industry leaders. As part
La La Land vs. Reality
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor As much as I love America, these are the times that try an optimist’s soul,” opined economist Lawrence Kudlow in