March is the time for Agriculture Week. There are getting to be fewer and fewer farmers and that is alarming. What are we to do for food if all of the little farmers are gone? For thirty-four years I was a farmer’s wife. Life in the country was hard. We had little free time. Going out to ...

Most kids’ heroes are their Dad, or Grandpa, or sometimes, Spiderman. But sometimes, the hero is an athlete. Today’s sports heroes with nationally recognizable names come mostly from team sports – the Steelers, the Bruins, the Lakers – you get the picture. When I was in elementary ...

Breaking News … the way Pennsylvania funds its public school system is wildly unfair. It should not have taken a public interest lawsuit to confirm to the General Assembly what I and many others have been saying for a few decades now… homeowners, school districts, teachers and most ...

Much to my surprise I found that the pioneer of frozen food lived in the 1600s. Francis Bacon actually experimented with the freezing process. It is said that he caught a cold during the process of stuffing a chicken with snow to see what the process would do to preserve the chicken. Although ...

The receptionist at the desk handed me the usual clipboard and said, “Fill out everything on the form to the best of your ability. Make sure you fill out both sides and then bring it back to the desk.” Sure. Absolutely. I can do this in my sleep at this point. Every time I see a new ...

The receptionist at the desk handed me the usual clipboard and said, “Fill out everything on the form to the best of your ability. Make sure you fill out both sides and then bring it back to the desk.” Sure. Absolutely. I can do this in my sleep at this point. Every time I see a new ...