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Wallis is voice county’s past
Editor’s Note — The following was written to Highland County Historical Society member John Glaze upon the author, Christopher S. Duckwort...
Can we change our stars?
When I was born into this world, I grew up being the average kid. My parents remained married for 40-plus years until my father’s death. We alwa...
‘Give thanks in all circumstances’
“He preached as a dying man to dying men.” The Rev. John Burns’ congregation in Lawrence, Massachusetts knew he was suffering from a...
No courage to seek the cure
When I was growing up decades ago, I used to laugh at some of the crazy headlines on the tabloids as my mother and I passed through the grocery store ...
A slice of Election Day pizza
The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November means something special to everyone working in a newspaper newsroom.It means Election Day pizza a...
Five pounds of canine cuteness
There are few things that can excite an 11- and 9-year-old more than the impending arrival of their first pet that doesn’t live in a fish bowl b...
Some things may be clearing up
Mark Twain once said, “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean ...
It’s time for the turmoil to end
At a local Veterans Day event this week, someone made the comment that, despite all the turmoil in our nation these days, more than anything else, we ...
Nothing like freshly baked bread
“I’m going to bake bread!” my husband, Peter, announced.Inwardly, I said, “Oh, no.”Baking bread is not easy — unti...
Would the WPA work today?
Whatever side you may be on, the whole idea of giving or receiving a gift brings joy. It makes us feel special when someone thinks of us enough to giv...
