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Be wary of federal government

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“Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.” — Lavrenti Beria, Joseph Stalin’s head of the Secret Police.It is absurd to compare...

Everything that glitters

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Another year is about to click by bringing with it, at least to me, how quickly time passes. As a child, an hour was...

Why doesn’t she believe me?

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In case you missed it, The Times-Gazette rolled out a new feature last week. It’s called “In the kitchen with Sharon,” and so far...

Serious sighting or silly story?

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On June 16, 1910, a strange article appeared in the local newspaper, the News Herald. The headline on the story was: Whatchumacalit Killed.And the...

Writing stories six years later

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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm — the Brothers Grimm — published the “Little Snow White” story in 1812, and began their story as many good...

Why are people so crazy?

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If observing fellow humans is among your interests in life, then come ponder some of the great mysteries of the world with me for...

Light through the mountain fog

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There is something mystical about Afton Mountain, a peak majestically sitting midway between Staunton and Charlottesville, Va. cradling the tiny, unincorporated community of Afton,...

People, pray for me!

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I find it quite amazing that as the years pass, events that didn’t seem so cute or funny at the time become hilarious.It was...

Who is going to fill these shoes?

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It has been two weeks now since one of Hillsboro’s longest-serving public servants passed away. But after I returned home from Richard “Dick” Zink’s...

It is a crime to buy a woodpecker

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Last week I published an article stating that most people were criminals. I made a point to explain that ordinary behavior has been criminalized...