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MELINDA MYERS: Ornamental and Edible Gardens and Containers

Boost the flavor and beauty of your landscape by adding a few ornamental edible plants to your garden beds and containers.  Look for opportunities to substitute ornamental vegetables, fruit,...

RANDY HUFF: What Could Have Been A Casual Complaint and Casual Accusation

We were walking through the terminal, weary from the flight. Without thought, I voiced the...

DEVOTIONAL: Thanks, Mom!

Her children rise up and call her blessed  -- Prov. 31:28a (ESV) We celebrate Mother's Day...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Is Government Research Safe?

It has been roughly four and a half years since the start of the COVID-19...

MIKE KEELER: May 1774: The Empire Strikes Back

On May 13, 1774, a large vessel sailed into Boston Harbor. It wasn't a whaler,...

DICK BAYNTON: Results

All actions have results; the recent ‘mid-term’ election is no exception. The presidential election will occur in two years and some senators were not...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Can We Change?

Change is hard.  As the old saying goes, better the devil you know than the one you don’t.  That attitude is, however, a prescription...

DICK BAYNTON: Get Out and Vote

Tuesday, November 6th is the day we will vote to remove elected politicians that a majority feels are not doing a good job. We...

BRUCE RINKER: A Pearl in The Brain

I am a cancer survivor.Every night for more than two restless years, I faced a nagging possibility of not waking to see another sunrise.In...

DICK BAYNTON: The Sucker Punch

A sucker punch is when a person is struck with a blow when it was least expected. Right now, today and for the past...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: When The Flood Comes

My grandson was at school when he heard there was a chance of flooding. He called his mother in a panic, “Mom, go down...