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Use of nuclear weapons a possibility for Russia

Ukraine is driving Russian forces out of occupied areas in a massive retreat. Vladimir Putin is calling up 300,000 reserves and buying weapons and ammunition from North Korea. More than 1,300 anti-war rioters have been arrested in Russia. Putin is getting desperate. He is threatening to use ...

Seasonal changes

Along with the change of seasons, I also change the type of clothing that I wear. I spent one morning this week changing my wardrobe from the summer short sleeved things to the longer sleeves that are my winter wardrobe. I do not store them far away; I use some old suitcases as storage. I ...

She was proud to be the Coal Miner’s Daughter

Last week, the Coal Miner’s daughter went home to meet her daddy, her last road trip. Loretta Lynn, the Queen of Country Music, died at age 90, and the news brought me to tears. Losing two queens in four weeks has made me think about my attachments, my loyalties, and who I respect. Why do ...

Still time to give love to roses

By REBECCA NORTON RYAN In the next few weeks we will put our roses to bed for the winter season. I try to have roses winter ready by Nov. 1. I am definitely a fair weather gardener. Roses start to go dormant after the first hard frost. All subsequent frosts will also tell your roses that ...

Hunting is part of journey

Editor’s note: This series will connect topics between Christianity and hunting. The series will run throughout the archery and rifle deer seasons. Let the journey of archery season begin. Thousands of hunters across Pennsylvania in the last week have entered into their treestands trying ...

Renewable revelations can be shocking

BI got slapped by an elephant. It wasn’t fun. It hurt. Why would an elephant do that? Because I asked good engineering questions on a subject that no one wants to talk about. The scene was an open house at the Passive House in Kane last summer. I listened to a presentation on the ...