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Pond to Table

Pond to Table


There, in my mother’s kitchen, stood two figures— my 88- year- old mama in her full bib apron and my...

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The gonzo brilliance of Trump’s  Gaza diplomacy

The gonzo brilliance of Trump’s Gaza diplomacy


The “ceasefire now” crowd finally got its ceasefire, although not the way it hoped. Israel and Hamas h...

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Government Shutdown: Smokescreen for Democratic Party Bankrupt of Ideas
A basic truth is that nothing stays same. This is true for any ind......

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Year of the Joro

Year of the Joro


I walk my golden retriever through the woods behind our house most mornings. In late summer and early fa...

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Hegseth is right about physical fitness

Hegseth is right about physical fitness


Doesn’t Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth realize that push-ups are passe? His speech to an audience of gen...

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Charlie Kirk and the State of Our Nation
The nation is rightly traumatized by horrible assassination of Charlie Kirk. The media is fille......

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Talking With Our Hands

Talking With Our Hands


When my husband and I were in Hawaii a few years ago, we stopped and bought a souvenir for my sister fr...

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Mississippi, not California, is the education future

Mississippi, not California, is the education future


A miracle defies the laws of nature. This is why “the Mississippi Miracle,” the sobriquet for the extraor...

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Cricket Song

Cricket Song


From the Porch By Amber Nagle Some thing stirred me awake at 4 a.m. I rolled over and snuggled deepe...

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