I heard on the radio that since the beginning of time, gold has never been worth nothing.

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I often receive e-mails from former residents of Hillsboro who comment on something in the paper or make suggestions or point out things of interest they have seen.

Rolland Winter, former Hillsboro resident now living in the Denver area, passed along a Web site of a demo derby in Washington state that involved combines instead of cars. Maybe we could pull that off around here-but where do they find all of those old combines?

If you're interested, check out www.lindwa.com/2006derbylineup.html

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Last week I was feeling a little smug that I had finally used my senior discount at Vogt's Hometown Market on Wednesday, so I passed that info along to our just-out-of-college staffers. They asked me if I was going to put that in my column. I said sure.

The amount I saved didn't amount to much because there's only so much we can eat. But it is definitely better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

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Later that afternoon I had to go back and ask staff writers Laura Campbell and Andrew Ottoson what it was I should put in my column because I couldn't remember what it was.

I guess I definitely qualify for the senior discount.

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I'm not sure if our readers know this, but if you have a comment, criticism or want to weigh in on any of the articles you see in our newspaper, you can go to our Free Press Web site and make your feelings known via e-mail. Look for the link where it reads, "Voice your opinion."

We won't even try to sell you a souvenir copy of the paper.

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A small footprint and a small handprint can be seen in the concrete at the corners of the building now occupied by Bremyer & Wise and formerly owned by attorney John Johnson. The date 1951 is on the footprint. The writing near the handprint is not readable to me. I wonder to whom these little prints belong.

Based on the above, it is probably someone about my age or a little younger. Can anyone solve this mystery?

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I am sorry to see the Health Post ending its run in town. The Greenhaws took a big gamble when they opened it for the well-being of our community members, and I am thankful they took the risk.

I suppose for many people the expense of membership outweighed the potential benefits. But maybe the health gains to be made in a place like the Health Post cannot be measured in money.

Without the extra collaterals I built around my heart while working out there, the outcome of my clogged arteries may have been tragically different.