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SCOT BELLAVIA: They’re Not Dumb, They’re Nonverbal
They say if you’ve met one person with autism…then you’ve met one person with autism. It turns out that when they also have apraxia, you didn’t meet them the...
RANDY HUFF: You Don’t Know What’s There Until You Do
I am reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek this year, the 50th year of its publishing....
FRED FIRST: Turning Points of Note From a Season of Change
First night: Middle of April: The sliding doors are open with nothing but the screens to...
MELINDA MYERS: Dig, Divide and Boost Your Garden’s Beauty
Overcrowded, poor flowering, and floppy perennials can be invigorated with a shovel and a bit...
ROBERT L. MARONIC: Let Prime Minister Netanyahu Defeat Hamas In The Gaza Strip
In January 2014 former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2006-11) bluntly stated that Joe Biden had...
Recipe of the Week: Grilled Surf-and-Turf with Spicy Garlic-Shallot Butter
Most father’s would agree you can’t easily beat this Father’s Day meal. And ladies your dad and husband will be real impressed with...
Fathers: Looking Back . . . Looking Forward
I remember the TV newsman, David Brinkley, once commented on the qualifications of a particular political candidate: “He says he’s a tax payer...
“And The Darkness Did Not Overcome It . . .”
John Will Creasy, a local artist missed by many, designed a specialized and symbolic cross for his church many years ago. Overlapping the...
A Subterranean Invasion – Groundhogs!
As early as 1674 settlers in Virginia became acquainted with this burrowing rodent. Attempting to spell its Indian name, they joined two English...
Things Happen . . .
You remember the tag line from the old movie “Jaws?” Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water ....
Recipe of the Week: Summer Squash Casserole
Maybe those of us who love summer love it most of all for these reasons - the sights, the sounds, the smells, are...
