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FRED FIRST: To The End of The End of The Book
The uncertainty and never-ending unknowing may soon end. For the past year, there has been no dry land on the horizon. But we may not be adrift much longer.To...
SCOT BELLAVIA: A Chance Rescue
Normally, I wouldn’t have been driving home. I went to church early to set up...
MELINDA MYERS: Gardening Helps Grow Healthy, Happy Kids
Gardeners know and research is proving that gardening, even viewing a garden, as well as...
Of Bears and Men and Meeting in the Woods . . . Revisited
I've thought much on this woman-meets-man-or-bear-alone-in-the-woods meme, and I tried to write on it yesterday....
Between Politicians and University Students, America Becomes Both Guilty and Victim
The United States has become both the guilty and the victim! It is a nation...
HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Laugh for the Health of It
What a depressing and stressful time in which we live! There seems to be so much about which to be upset. The strain of...
DICK BAYNTON: Hysteria Has Consequences
Hysteria is a condition of frenzy and delirium that is often triggered by an event or series of events that one person or a...
DICK BAYNTON: Extreme Mindless Political Correctness (EMPC)
Living in this great land of liberty and freedom, we may not appreciate the comfort zone in which we live. To sound an alert...
CAROLINE WATKINS: “If You Build It . . .
...they will come.” This iconic line from the movie Field of Dreams is oh so familiar. And I thought it might grab your attention...
JOY SYLVESTER JOHNSON: I Heard You
Two of the best things about living in the country is the silence and the darkness at night.Far from the city lights I can...
MIKE KEELER: Tolkien’s Final Tale A Long Time Coming
In the winter of 1916-17, JRR Tolkien was a shattered man.
He had just returned from World War 1, suffering from trench fever. All but...