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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,...

Who Should I Vote For?

Millions of politicians and voters may believe that wisdom arises from the ballot box that belches out winners and losers. The weird campaigns being...

The United States; A Hapless Debtor Nation of Delusion

When President Obama visited Argentina recently he apologized for our country being slow to speak out about human rights during stressful times in their...

Heard Any Demagogues Lately? 

It’s interesting how words change their meaning with the passage of time.  Just so we are all talking about the same thing, here’s what...

Outgrowing Despair

Hold on to what is good                even if it is a handful of earth.         ...

The Lord’s Prayer – Bureaucracy Style

Despite all the talk about separation of church and state, the working definition of this doctrine is:  rooting out all spirituality in government or...

Learning To Fly

Sometimes, being a ‘rehabber’ puts you in interesting situations. When we first began rehabbing, we had been provided the challenge of raising a 7.5 gram...