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MIKE KEELER: May 1774: The Empire Strikes Back
On May 13, 1774, a large vessel sailed into Boston Harbor. It wasn't a whaler, it wasn't a trading ship of any kind. It was the HMS Lively, a...
FRED FIRST: To The End of The End of The Book
The uncertainty and never-ending unknowing may soon end. For the past year, there has been...
SCOT BELLAVIA: A Chance Rescue
Normally, I wouldn’t have been driving home. I went to church early to set up...
MELINDA MYERS: Gardening Helps Grow Healthy, Happy Kids
Gardeners know and research is proving that gardening, even viewing a garden, as well as...
Of Bears and Men and Meeting in the Woods . . . Revisited
I've thought much on this woman-meets-man-or-bear-alone-in-the-woods meme, and I tried to write on it yesterday....
The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Island Fish Stew
The Happy Chef is on vacation this week but not so much so that she wasn't willing to phone in a great recipe she...
Taking One for the Team Came Easy for PH Player
Gary Wayne Fitzgerald, a senior second baseman for the Patrick Henry High School baseball team recently completed a record setting season. While fellow infielder...
Lessons From The Apiary
I was 8 years old when the bees came. We picked them up at the post office. They were housed in a wooden and screen...
Disney-Pixar Elevates to New Heights with “Up”
I am a big fan of movies. Sometimes it’s the story. Sometimes it’s the artistry and photography. Sometimes it’s that I can relate to a...
Ordinary Happiness: Not Available from Amazon or eBay
My wife nudged me on the plane coming into O'hare as she handed me the Wall Street Journal. "Read this" she said, knowing I'd...
The Korean War and Roanoke’s Wonju Sisterhood
As Roanoke, Virginia and Wonju, South Korea approach their 45th anniversary of their Sister City connection, I decided to learn how Wonju gained...