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FRED FIRST: Nature Notes: Early May

Finally I am getting out a bit onto the trails before spring is fully gone by. So I thought I’d share a few images, mostly from the iPhone, with...

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,...

FRED FIRST: Lonesome Highway: Helplessly Hoping

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

Recipe of the Week: Camp-Style BBQ Garlic Shrimp

As the snow melts my excitement grows  . . . What a wonderful thing to see – those first signs of Spring.  A few...

Why Did God Create Babies? Kids Talk About God – By Carey Kinsolving

"God created babies to entertain people," says Jacob, age unknown. "They entertain by looking cute and talking baby talk. For some reason, people...

The Slippery Slope of Winter ~ Part 1

There was just me and the cat that year, living alone in a cabin on Walnut Knob. Only two of the dozen homes beyond...

Carpe Diem

I recently came across those familiar words, “For everything there is a season.”  Many know it is from the Bible, some know it is...

Instilling the Love of Language and the Written Word

Staring at a blank sheet of paper reminds me of Dr. Mahler’s class, English 10, at Mary Baldwin College in the early ‘50s. When...

Preacher’s Corner: The Gift of Lent

Many people see Lent as a somber season of heavy clouds and weary faces.  Some grew up fasting during Ash Wednesday and the...