T his Friday marks my last day at the Hays Free Press . After more than three years, I’m headed off to a new adventure. Reflecting back over my tenure, it’s been a great ride with plenty of ups and downs. My career was in media relations and communications. Or as many call it, the dark side. Then ag...

A  few years ago, my then four-year old nephew stuck his face and tongue in my peanut butter jar and started eating the delicious contents. After asking him not to do that and explaining why, he stopped. A minute later, he picked up the same jar and did exactly the same thing again. I said, “Sweetie...