All the news surrounding the recent Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa and the devastating effect it has had on those afflicted motivated me to put t...
Lola’s Kitchen: The saltier the better?
No doubt about it, I love salt. I put salt in everything. While dining with friends, I usually receive questionable looks, salt not being healthy in l...
Off the Main Roads: Rewilding 101 …
In our every day lives of texting, Twitter, Instagram and Angry Birds, we often don’t take the time to peel our eyes away from our iPhones and notice ...
Past Tense: Sept. 25, 2014
65 years ago - 1949 The Lucks, who manned the community telephone switchboard, figured the average number of calls serviced daily during the summer wa...
Off the Leash: A muzzle for Dick Cheney …
An old saying goes, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.” (Abraham Lincoln) I wish former Vice...
Past Tense: September 18, 2014
65 years ago - 1949 The Chamber of Commerce reported a profit from its Gold Rush celebration at Town Hall. 60 years ago - 1954 Playing at the R...
Creature Corner: September 18, 2014
She’s all ears — mixed in with a lot of love, obedience and fun in such a small package. Tammy, also known as Billie Jean, is a 5- to 6-year-old min-p...
Dr Know It All: Business, movies, sharing and more …
Dr Know It All can answer any of your questions. He just happens to know everything. Dr Know It All selects a few letters from readers to answer each ...
Past Tense: September 11, 2014
65 years ago - 1949 Dorothy Lewis was back from a visit to Bamako, Republic of Mali, Africa, where her son was working. 60 years ago - 1954 A p...
Fire and Forest: More safe roofs, promising new code …
Seventy-six is an attractive number, especially in the United States. It brings up the Declaration of Independence (1776), or perhaps the 76 trombones...