As things go down, look to ridge tops
Just this past week, I once again had a meeting with school officials regarding Cort's on-going struggle with his health and how that pertains to his education.
Staring down the mouse that roared
I am decidedly a country girl from way back, but I confess to one odd trait that makes me look like a city kid in the biggest way.
Listening is more than just hearing
"You often think that if you listen to what other people or situations require, you are being passive, even subordinate.
We’re gonna need a big combine
There is nothing quite so delightful as a child at play, imagination at full mast, evoking our own childhood past.
Program enriched many lives
One of the most interesting segments of time in American history is one that few youth of today know anything about.
Looking around, the skyline changes
"Why do we love to gaze on the blue canopy of the summer sky, the many-colored flowers of the spring, the beautiful faces of innocent children? Why do we love to listen to the symphony of the orchestra, the music of the mountain wind playing with the pine trees, the mighty voice of lonely waterfalls?
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Sharing memories of first rural radio
"When we were kids on the farm, long before the days of rural electrification, we owned a battery-powered Philco radio.
Doesn’t federal deficit worry anyone?
"The U.S. Congress, which never ceases to be amazing, recently voted to give the Pentagon $11 billion more than it had asked for.
Sweat equity pays off at county fair
Our county fair, among the very last in the state to open each year, is under way.
The timing of this fair delights many, as they can select their very best produce to enter for 4-H and open class judging, and cattle and hogs are given just a little extra time to reach as close to perfection as possible.
Are all the choices really necessary?
"I have finally figured out what is wrong with everything. There is too much of it. I mean by that that there is too much of every single thing that one could possibly want or need except time, money, good plumbers, and people who say thank you when you hold open a door for them.
