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Home Country

Slim Randles When Steve and Dud got up to go get a paper, it left just Doc and Bert sitting at the philosophy counter of…

NURSE JUDY’S NOOK

Not so smart old dogJudy Conlin I should be excellent at managing appointments because I usually have some every day. Some are doctor appointments. Some…

Grace Notes

When ugly becomes good newsNancy Kennedy For those who celebrate, this year’s National Ugly Sweater Day is Dec. 19. It’s a day of lighthearted tackiness…

Opponents push to stop bear hunt

Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Opponents of Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade rallied Monday at the Capitol amid efforts to prevent bears…

Home Country

Slim Randles As I lay there in my super-duper borrowed-from-the-Army mummy bag, I had time to think about things. Mostly, I pondered how stupid I’d…

PeaceVoice

America’s peril: The rot of anti-intellectualism and demagoguery is costing us our future    Jared O. Bell As a kid, my favorite part of grocery shopping…

NURSE JUDY’S NOOK

Let’s pretend it’s meJudy Conlin I told you about my photo shoot and how disappointed I was when the photographer showed me a few of…

Grace Notes

Living as ‘beloved rescued ones’ Nancy Kennedy Last week I met with a local Catholic priest, Fr. Ken Malley, who showed me a map of…

Home Country

Slim Randles Have you been counting the minutes until election day when your neighbors can remove all those campaign signs from their lawns for another…