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BOB BROWN: “Teach Us to Number Our Days”

I was healthy and fit, a proponent of physical exercise, weighed myself daily with pleasing results, known for immodesty about how formerly and regularly I ran the Virginia 10...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Sanction Russia’s Shadow Fleet NOW

During the 2024 presidential campaign and going back to March 2023, President Trump repeatedly and...

DAWN CUSTALOW: A Mother’s Day to Remember

Mother’s Day - remembering and celebrating our mothers, not because they are or were perfect,...

FRED FIRST: Lonesome Highway: Helplessly Hoping

When we had two consecutive years of testing to compare in June of 2022, Ann...

RANDY HUFF: Know When to Hold Your Peace

“Why don't you say your piece?” I asked my friend. “It need not be public....

United States or Haiti – Which is the Truly Poorer Nation?

Haiti occupies the western one-third of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Rocked by earthquakes and devastated by hurricanes, it is the poorest nation in...

A Very Sweet Summer Secret

Looking for a sweet summer activity for the kids? Check into an inn in Whitman MA. It was here that one of the most fun...

Be Careful When and Where and How You Saw

When I was young and my head full of mush, I thought ‘logging’, as I practiced that art, was quite manly. I was ushered...

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them...

Jobs Reports: More Than Just A Percentage

According to the August 2, 2013 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor, the national unemployment rate...

Before She Was A Star

She was small, blonde and cold. And she needed a toothbrush -- and a coat. We met on the porch of the Inn at Wise in...