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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Semi-Singular Praise Of Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA)

There are many aspects of California, which I strongly dislike: exorbitant state and local taxes, perennial devastating wildfires, the Democratic monopolist majority in Sacramento, drought, a proposed gasoline-powered car...

FRED FIRST: Nature Notes: Early May

Finally I am getting out a bit onto the trails before spring is fully gone...

BOB BROWN: “Teach Us to Number Our Days”

I was healthy and fit, a proponent of physical exercise, weighed myself daily with pleasing...

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,...

A Husband’s Diary – Entry #2

by Lucky Garvin We do things differently.  If we're going out, I get dressed once.  She averages 6-8 changes. "Does this match, Gahvin?" "I...

Recipe of the Week – Happy’s Super Hot Salsa

by Leigh Sackett I made this salsa Tuesday night on a whim. It turned out to be really delicious but HOT! I love spicy things...

All Trails Lead to Blue Ridge Mountains

by Fred First A city girl, my mother used to say wistfully that she was born with the country in her bones. I lived, early...

Sadly, You’ve Heard This One Before

by Mike Wheeler And you have Daniel Butterfield to thank.  He was just a kid from Utica, New York, who attended Union College and...

Recipe of the Week – Thomas Jefferson’s Sweet Potato Biscuits

by Leigh Sackett When celebrating Independence Day a standard hot dog, hamburger, watermelon cookout with sparklers in hand is great but what I am...

Rural Church Centers Encourage Reflection

by Frances Stebbins With summer upon us, it's a good time to visit one of the several conference centers maintained nearby by churches to...