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MIKE FEELER: A Genius in 236 Words

OK aspiring writers, this one’s easy. Maybe too easy.Your assignment today is to write a story of only about 1500 words. But there’s a catch: all the words in your...

Cats Do Not Manipulate Us Like The Current White House Administration

Many years ago, I thought the idea of having a cat as a pet, specifically...

FRED FIRST: And the Memories Live On: Super-agers

Their brains age more slowly than normal-agersNot a day passes that I don't remember my...

Randy Huff: Who Knew Personal Choice Could Be So Wrong?

What Butker did was dare to speak truth as he saw it.The news cycle dismays...

DEVOTIONAL: No Room For Antisemitism

You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for...

BARBARA LEACH: Microgreens in Pots

Anyone who has picked up a gardening magazine lately has seen that the latest gardening rage is pollinator gardens.  You probably know that you...

DICK BAYNTON: The Indefatigable Dave Thomas

While many readers will not recognize the name Dave Thomas today, 25 years or so ago, his name was recognized by an estimated 90%...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Children

After a little more than nine months of waiting, my seventh grandchild, Dafydd Anders Shields made his safe and greatly anticipated arrival.Waiting is not...

DICK BAYNTON: Equality

It is interesting to note that most of us live in a world of equality. For example, most capitalist democracies offer equal opportunity for...

MIKE KEELER: Asa Hunt House Update Part Six

In the 1850's, something new fired to life on the banks of the Delaware River. The city of Trenton held a strategic location at...

LUCKY GARVIN: A Tribute To Cheryl

We all have but a moment on Earth; yet some moments are too short, even by our standards. Take our Cheryl: She wasn’t very...