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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....
Help! I Can’t Let It Go!
My friends think they are supporting me. I consider myself a victim and them, enablers. No, not a victim of some rare disease or...
Sotomayor Will Make a Great Justice
President Barack Obama’s choice of Sonia Sotomayer to serve on the United States Supreme Court is an excellent one. I've been following this lady's...
Tales from the Trail
When I lived on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, one of the things I noticed was a decided lack of places to walk. Sure,...
Recipe of the Week from the Happy Chef: “Best Burger Ever” and “Mighty Darn Good Oven Fries”
The Food Network has been very enticing this week. With the month of June here they have been focusing on outdoor grilling. Rachael...
GPS Devices: Who is Really in Charge?
Something is happening with the techno-gadgets in our lives. Is it that art imitates life or the other way around, but the Terminator...
Preacher’s Corner: Remember WHOSE You Are!
I put the finishing touches to this Preacher’s Corner on Memorial Day…a day set aside for our nation’s peoples to remember, reflect on and...