Past Tense: June 11, 2015

65 years ago - 1950 The town was filled with movie stars as Audie Murphy and Marguerite Chapman headed up the cast for “Kansas Raider,”...

Creature Corner: June 11, 2015

Paws up to all the four-leggeds who have found their forever homes. Canines first: Peeta has new digs and a new name and is now...

Journal from the James: The cute season …

In our previous column we mentioned that springtime is a time of preparation for the season of abundance: summer. The emergence of insects and...

Before Our Time: A long history in Fuller Mill …

One of my favorite bits of mountain lore is the sad saga of Charles Beverly Hughes. Eldest son of a clergyman in the mountains of...

Past Tense: June 4, 2015

65 years ago - 1950 Ernie Maxwell reported that he had to get his long johns back out as June started with snow and cold...

Creature Corner: June 4, 2015

Paws up to all the four-leggeds who have found their forever homes this week. Canines first: Peeta has new digs and a new name and...

Fashion Jack: Sweater care & holsters

  Q.  My daughter gave me a really nice sweater for my birthday. We’re having lunch at a fine restaurant later this week. How...

Fashion Jack: Undershirts & glasses

Q.  I’ve gained some weight and now a lot of my shirts are way too tight so the shirts strain at the front...

Creature Corner: May 28, 2015

Catnis, the Maltese-mix and the cattle dog (actually a Catahoula) Smiley have been spoken for. That leaves Peeta, the brown and white male King Charles-mix...

Past tense: May 28, 2015

65 years ago - 1950 Audie Murphy’s film, “The Kid from Texas,” was playing at the Rustic Theatre. It was shot the previous year on...
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