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View from Hickory Heights: Easter candy

Last year I made a batch of Easter candy that everyone enjoyed. Don liked the soft centers of the Karo fondant. Now this is not like the tasteless stuff that they use to decorate cakes. You add flavor to it so it ends up being fruit or nut flavored. I sent for some flavoring oils to add so ...

Mastering a beautiful day

This past Sunday was mostly grey and chilly. Somehow yard cleanup wasn’t as appealing as spending the afternoon in our cozy den. Who am I kidding? We were going to watch The Masters anyway. The Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia is one of those weekends – like Wimbledon, the ...

Inexperienced Shapiro attempts a new gig

Whether you’re a citizen or a police officer, the increasing number of inexperienced prosecutors in the United States should alarm you. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, for example, offers sobering proof of the dangers of putting unqualified but politically ambitious people in ...

A Christian tradition

This weekend the Christian church celebrates Palm Sunday. What exactly is Palm Sunday? It is the day that Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. First, he was treated like a king, but later was ridiculed and beaten. He died on a cross beside two thieves. On the third day he rose from ...

Years of loving the silver screen

Well, just as I was finally beginning to like Will Smith, he turns all juvenile and jerky. I get that he was defending his woman, but his attack was late-night barroom behavior. I think that these rich, powerful celebrities forget who puts them on their arrogant pedestals. We do, with our ...

Mastriano keeps up fight for state

Pennsylvania is ready to elect a “People’s Governor” on May 17 in the upcoming primary election. The popular support for Colonel and Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano is unmatched in the Republican primary governor’s race. Mastriano is in a league of his own — attracting crowds ...