Roger Ryberg

2 months ago | arkvalleynews.com | Roger Ryberg

A likely storyBy Roger RybergLast Updated: January 29, 2025It was a routine appointment with my doctor, checking on a heart stent, and they rolled me into the hospital cath lab. So there I was, padded, prodded, sardined and packaged upon the table. Then they shut my lights off and began the procedure. They took one look at the overhead screen and then shut down the procedure. I was in and out in 10 minutes.

Jan 23, 2025 | arkvalleynews.com | Roger Ryberg

A likely storyBy Roger RybergLast Updated: January 22, 2025Driving through Jackson Hole, Wyoming, firefighters were standing in the middle of the street raising money by asking motorists to drop cash in their outstretched boots. All I had with me were genuine $2 bills, and I offered them up, but was summarily turned down because they wouldn't take Confederate money. Trucking through Shakopee, Minnesota, this 30-year-old driver was kinda tired, kinda late at night.

Dec 5, 2024 | arkvalleynews.com | Roger Ryberg

A likely storyBy Roger RybergLast Updated: December 04, 2024Everyone has an earliest memory of childhood. Mine was curling up in front of the family's floor-model Philco radio. A few years later the coolest accessory I could attach to the handlebars of my Schwinn Flyer bicycle was a transistor radio. I went everywhere with that thing, listening to the on-air wars between WDGY and KDWB, two of the most popular radio stations in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.

Nov 28, 2024 | arkvalleynews.com | Roger Ryberg

A likely storyBy Roger RybergLast Updated: November 27, 2024Professional drivers know it's a drag to be working through Thanksgiving. As a lead-off weekend to the Christmas holidays, it's our last opportunity to participate in explosive road rage, fast-food fistfights, and crossing Donner Pass on dry pavement. Often characterized by heavy traffic, slow service and diminishing gratitude, it can also be hours and hours of tedious boredom, punctuated only by occasional moments of holy terror.

Nov 21, 2024 | arkvalleynews.com | Roger Ryberg

A Likely StoryBy Roger RybergLast Updated: November 21, 2024Truck stops are a daily fact of life for those of us who measure life in mile markers. A clean, hot shower is a daily reward for an often dirty job. The good news is, there are no CFR rules governing water pressure, elbow room, towel size, or soap dispensers. The bad news is, there are no CFR rules governing water pressure, elbow room, towel size, or soap dispensers. Most truck stops use the same basic design plan for showers.