Rona Johnson

6 days ago | thefencepost.com | Rona Johnson

Fighting government waste, fraud and abuse has been a mantra for many candidates — Democrat and Republican — running for office. In fact, former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama had some success in rooting out waste, fraud and abuse. But now that it has become a hallmark of President Donald Trump’s administration, his detractors are complaining that proposed cuts are draconian and disrupting government agencies.

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Rona Johnson

I was relieved when the news broke on April 28 that the U.S. government had dropped criminal charges against Charles and Heather Maude of Caputa, S.D.When the charges were first announced many of us were scratching our heads wondering what the heck was going on. The government’s case was that the Maudes had stolen federal land. But the land had been in the hands of the Maude family since the early 1900s with no government complaints during that time. That is until March 2024.

2 weeks ago | thefencepost.com | Rona Johnson

If the saying misery loves company is true, Colorado ranchers should be in contact with ranchers in California who have had enough of wolf depredations. A recent article in the Los Angeles Times says that wolf depredations have gotten so bad that officials in Modoc and Sierra counties have declared emergencies and leaders in Siskiyou and Lassen counties are asking the state to do something to help the ranchers.

1 month ago | thefencepost.com | Rona Johnson

I know this has nothing to do with agriculture, but how about Alexander Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record to become the greatest goal scorer in National Hockey League history. I am writing about this because I met Ovechkin. He played for the Russian team at the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships that were held Dec. 25, 2004 to Jan. 4, 2005, at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D., and Ralph Engelstad Arena (referred to often as the Little Ralph) in Thief River Falls, Minn.

1 month ago | thefencepost.com | Rona Johnson

I’m not a nutritionist but I am stumped by this argument about whether schools should allow whole milk to be served to students. I get that there is an obesity problem in the U.S., but there are also skinny kids that might benefit from whole milk. I may not look like it now, but I was one of those scrawny kids in grade and middle school who had to endure the nickname of daddy long legs because my legs were so skinny — or so I thought.