Mike Keeler
MIKE KEELER: 250 Years Ago Boston Was An Armed Camp
In the wake of the Tea Party, a new Royal Governor was appointed to take control of the town and enforce the Intolerable Acts that had been imposed by...
Youngkin Announces $14.4 Million in Land Conservation Grants
Funding protects 11,220 acres through the Virginia Land Conservation FoundationGovernor Glenn Youngkin has announced $14.4...
Avoid Holiday Foodborne Illness With Tips From VA Tech Food Safety Experts
Meals at Thanksgiving and other holidays serve as great social occasions for catching up with...
MIKE KEELER: October 1774 – A Resolution
250 years ago this week, the First Continental Congress concluded, with little decided and much...
MIKE KEELER: A Singular Grace
Once upon a time, there was a woman named Grace. And she wrote a poem,...
MIKE KEELER: September 1774 – The Meeting Place
Here are some things you should know about Carpenters’ Hall.It was designed by a Scotsman. Robert Smith was born in Midlothian in 1722 to...
MIKE KEELER: The Ducks Sew Some HugelKulture
I learned a new word today.But first, about my big brother Harper, for those of you who don’t already know. For the past couple...
MIKE KEELER: A Summer of Suspense
And so here we are, fellow Americans, nervously sweating out the dog days of summer. There’s pandemonium in politics, folks are taking sides, nobody...
MIKE KEELER: It May Not Solve All The World’s Problems, But . . .
If the day’s news has got you down, what you need is a jolt of hot sauce.But first, some history. In the 1860’s, Edmund...
MIKE KEELER: The Summer Shuffle of Kings, Queens and Jacks Who Were Knaves
OK, summer is underway. You've probably got your vacation dates set in the calendar, the flights are booked, the house rental is all paid...
MIKE KEELER: Here’s Something That, Sadly, You’ve Heard Before
And you have Daniel Butterfield to blame. He was just a kid from Utica, New York, who attended Union College and then joined his father’s...