Editor’s Note 04/05/18

Sometimes our mail seems too important to pitch, so we feel compelled to pass it along to our readers. This photo arrived in an envelope with the return address, “Bruce R., Natural Resources Way, Springfield 62702,” and included the following note: “Here’s an actual photo of me after a hard day workin’ on the family farm. I’m a regular guy. I drink beer. I don’t drink Courvoisier or whatever the hell that stuff is. I drink beer and I smoke a cigar and I ride a Harley and I love to fish. – Bruce” –Fletcher Farrar, editor and CEO

This article appears in Apr 5-11, 2018.