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Why do we celebrate the nation’s Independence Day with fireworks? I tried to do some research on this and all the information I came up with was about the flag
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There are some basic truths about life that little children have learned, some of them the hard way, such as: 1. No matter how hard you try, you cannot baptize
Read moreThe drought is over. It has now rained enough everywhere that the USA is soaked. Lakes are filled and yes--I’ve had enough. It was raining about everywhere on my recent
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Since our move here to “the home place,” which is an Amish term used for the homestead where the parents used to live, we have been blessed with the opportunity
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Walking is often deemed the cure-all of what ails those of us who have reached a certain milestone (birthday) in our lives. But not everyone agrees. Here are some facts forged from reality.
Read moreIt’s easy to lump today’s teenagers into one cell-phone crazy, foulmouthed, selfish, rude and poorly attired group. After all, that’s the image that is projected to those of us with
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The English teacher in me keeps finding unique ways of dealing with construction of the English language and some different ways of looking at it. For instance: Here is the
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By John Bill Martin Staff Writer Hi handsome. My name is Rose. The first day of a new college year our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to
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