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FRED FIRST: Where the Sidewalk Ends
Are There Future Fragments From Beyond the Pavement?
I thought of this 150 yr old farmhouse and the land around it as my story for life. Then life say maybe...
MELINDA MYERS: Add a Rosemary Topiary to This Year’s Holiday Season
Add a fresh look and fragrance to your holidays with a potted Rosemary plant. This favorite...
SCOTT DREYER: Month 1: Rasoul Refuses To Retract Anti-Semitic Post–But Did He Cause Franklin’s Defeat?
As reported here, here and here, Del. Salam Rasoul (D-Roanoke City), who goes by the...
MELINDA MYERS: Outdoor Winter Container Gardens
Add a bit of greenery to your front steps, window box or patio with a...
SERWAN ZANGANA: Sen. David Suetterlein’s Win Is A Big Victory for All Voters
Despite the close races in Virginia’s elections, where Republicans lost the House of Delegates and...
Preacher’s Corner: After the Hurt
Can you remember the last time someone hurt you? It probably will not take long to answer that question, because all of us...
The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Perfect Apple Pie
Last year I put an apple pie recipe that I had been using for years in the Happy Chef. It was a very...
Handing Off the Future: What Will We Leave Behind?
I lift two heavy buckets of green beans fresh from the garden up onto the kitchen sink. The knees of my old worn khakis are...
Ch…Ch…Ch…Charlie!
It was early autumn many years ago when my oldest son said a tearful goodbye to Charlie. Charlie had been his best friend for...
How Can I Make Friends?
How can I make friends? What a great question. Unfortunately this is not the question that most kids ask when they are struggling socially. ...
More Than Coincidence
Coincidence,” Webster says, “is the occurrence of two events that happen at the same time by accident, but seem to have some connection.” I...
