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All the Small Things

For the past nine years, I have had a “55ish” minute (one-way) commute each day...

“Come From Away” Musical about Gander, Newfoundland and 9/11

I recently could not get back in my home temporarily due to...

Still Feeling Right

In "The Merchant of Venice," Shakespeare declared that love was blind...

Lee Hamilton: Why the Senate Holds Confirmation Hearings

President Donald Trump is an impatient man...

Brian Howey: President Trump Pardons All Jan. 6 Insurrectionists

Earlier this month on Jan. 6, members of Congress of both political parties gathered at the U.S. Capitol...
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Just Enough

Snow mounds once generated adrenaline and competitive pride...

Flight of Discovery - June 12, 2004: Across the Great Divide and Down the Columbia

Well, after nearly two and a half weeks on the road, it was bound to happen...

Fresh from the Farm: Goats in the Bathtub

It has been 25 plus years since we got into the dairy goat business...

Howard Owen Downey (Duck Creek Gardens): A Life Remembered

I attended the Celebration of Life of Howard Downey at Hope Baptist Church, the owner of Duck Creek Gardens since...

1981 Hauser Graduate Tim Cleland: Part 2

During a recent conversation, I asked...
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The Best Laid Plans

Did you ever have a good idea that didn't pan out?...

Lee Hamilton: The Fights Ahead on Government Efficiency

A few weeks ago on X, that social media platform’s owner, Elon Musk, tweeted that he has the US’s twice-yearly Daylight Savings/Standard Time change in his sights...

Brian Howey: Are You Better Off?

In 1980, Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan posed this blunt question...

1981 Hauser Graduate Tim Cleland: Part 1

Recently, I was eating in one of our local restaurants, AH-HA Corner Cafe, at the same time of Dave and Jeanne Cleland...

Elf Magic Not Required

Before I graduated from high school, Keebler elves were already making cookies...
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