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The wait is long, but the time is short
By Rick Houser – I can’t speak for all of the people but feel very certain I can speak for the majority of the folks in saying that we wait the entire year for summer […]
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Words matter
By Denae Jones – I had a teacher in elementary school who would pay close attention to the way her students would interact with one another. She would go from one desk to another and […]
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Four years in the minors
Eiterman talks about his time in the bushes – By Mark Carpenter – Life in the minor leagues. For most of us, the perception comes from what we have seen in films such as “Bull […]
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Carving out the conservations
By Rick Houser – I know I have written before about how the pocket knife was a must for a man on the farm. I, of course, stand by those words still. At this time […]
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A life that stepped across the line
By Loren Hardin – Ricky Bryan was admitted to hospice with lung cancer on Oct. 23, 2008 at age 52. Ricky was a Navy veteran, a truck driver, and a hardcore Harley rider, so it […]
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The Gift of Liberty
By Congressman Brad Wenstrup – We were standing in a room near the U.S. Capitol, after votes one night last week, listening to a U.S. servicemember speak. Standing next to him was the Afghan interpreter […]
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Across the generations
By Denae Jones – I looked across the kitchen this morning at my youngest daughter, who was sitting at the table eating a bowl of Fruit Loops. Her hair was pulled back, just the way […]
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Those long and winding roads
By Rick Houser – After the very cold and rough winter we had this year I am sure you noticed how bad our highways and private driveways took a beating. This spring the different level […]
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Hydrangeas – Choosing the right one
For a long-lived display of huge showy blooms, few plant families can top the diverse Hydrangea. Every year we see new Hydrangea varieties introduced, making this plant more of a problem-solver and a landscape staple. […]
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It’s how you make them feel
By Loren Hardin – This is the last of a five-part series about my friends and fellow pilgrims, Tom and Faye. Tom is enrolled in our hospice program with advanced Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). He […]