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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hurricane Erin Is Our Future – Part II

Unfortunately, the U.S. is not the only country experiencing climate change. It is a global phenomenon without denial, despite what President Trump or MAGA believes and propagates. In late July,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hurricane Erin Is Our Future – Part I

I read a prescient and depressing article in the Associated Press written by Danica Coto on August 16,...

BOB BROWN: Woeful War on Common Sense

As a child, I loved to listen when my mother told stories. They tended to...

LUCKY GARVIN: CAN YOU HEAR ME?

He was out mowing the lawn, her robust eighty-year-old husband. Then, it seemed to her,...

SCOT BELLAVIA: What Are Alexa’s Pronouns?

I’ve heard it said that we've welcomed robots into our homes without hesitation because they...

Gunny and Tessa

Now that I’m older, people often ask me when I’m going to retire. I tell them, “When I stop loving it, I’ll stop doing...

Shy as a Violet?

Whoever coined the phrase “shy as a violet” must have had little experience with that delicate denizen of the woods and meadows. My recent...

Preacher’s Corner: Celebrating All That We Have

Gosh, the time has so rapidly come and gone.  Just five years ago on June 14th my family and I celebrated our 1st Sunday...

Extension Connection: A Simple and Delicious Way to Enjoy Seasonal Foods

Last weekend I purchased “Roasting Vegetables in a Bag” from a farmer’s market.  In the bag were kale leaves, new potatoes, kohlrabi, green...

A Father’s Day Poem For Dad

For all the times you made me hold that darned ladder; For all the times you said, "if you throw that tennis racquet again, we're...

Hey Coach! No One’s Calling Me Back…

Readers: A dad and I have been emailing recently.  He’s extremely involved in his daughter’s recruiting.  I believe he’s at the point where he may...