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There is an adage in the publishing business that you can’t judge a book by its cover but you can sell a book by its cover.
Read moreWe are approaching the “dog days” of summer and turning the corner towards July. July can be a very busy time with last minute or family vacations, traveling, and school starting back just around the corner. Also for many people, their gardens are in full production mode. Plants are overloaded with fruit waiting to be picked. While this is all true, now is also the perfect time to start thinking about a fall garden.
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Read moreWhen Tink first moved to the place which he now firmly and alternately calls “my home” or “the place where I belong,” I often had advice on adjusting to the South.
Read moreWe are getting closer to the long, hot, dry, humid days of summer. With the potential of temperatures reaching 95+ degrees, residents need to know how to recognize the signs of heat stress and stroke.
Read moreThese thoughts on the current upheaval in our country come courtesy of an unusual array of sources: The late Sen. Robert F.
Read moreMy column last week on a radio commentary by the late Paul Harvey drew a lot of reader response from across the state, all of it positive. As you will recall if you saw the column, some 55 years ago Harvey penned a piece entitled, “If I Were the Devil,’ that was frighteningly prescient.
Read moreOne of the great treats that comes from my job as a writer are all the wonderful, handwritten letters I receive. Few are typed and though I receive many emails, these scripted letters are always the most joyous.
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