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Reader’s Corner: Why the book is better
It seems we’re surrounded these days by quick, easily accessible sources of information, as close as our smartphones. While it’s great to...

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: A drama in the woods
It is beyond understanding, even when you have seen as much and learned as much as I have in my life of studying and experiencing the outdoors.

Larry Dablemont
4 min read


Dave Says: Investing or student loan debt?
Dear Dave, Our daughter is a student, and she has $10,000 in student loan debt. She works part-time and has a couple of scholarships, but...

Dave Ramsey
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Take a break!
The answer is, you’re gonna have to take a break! If you don’t take a break, your body will break for you and force you to do it.

Tiffany Gravett
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Fredericksburg’s aftermath: Lincoln trims Burnside’s powers
Lincoln was beside himself. Hunkered down at the War Department telegraph office close to the Capital, engrossed in every word from the battle, thinking: “now what?”

Bob Ford
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Reflections: Who’s in my boat?
It’s always amazing to reflect on the continued relevance of the Bible to current events and to my life. While returning home after...

Cynthia J. Thomas
3 min read


It’s not your Grandma’s Google Search anymore!
Increasingly, AI Chatbots is the way most people will initially become aware of shows due to their convenience and direct responses.

Gary J. Groman
3 min read


Stock Market Insights: Summer market watch - energy headwinds and a data-dependent Fed
Joe Shearrer, CPFA® is Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Fervent Wealth Management. When I was a kid, I used to watch “The Beverly...

Joe Shearer, CPFA
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Celebrate America's 249th birthday in the Spirit of the Declaration of Independence!
The spirit of “Remember the Alamo” represents that which is courageous, honorable and worthy of commitment in the hearts of individuals and nations.

Gary J. Groman
2 min read


Reflections: Running from God doesn’t work, and that’s good
He ran from God? Really? As a prophet in Israel, Jonah was likely familiar with the ongoing story from Creation to Abraham to God’s active intervention in Israel’s history with both obedient and disobedient kings.

Cynthia J. Thomas
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Dave Says: Make your case, and don’t worry about the other guy
All things considered, at this point I feel I have the right to complain about the situation, because I think I should be making more money than he does.

Dave Ramsey
2 min read


Been Thinkin’ About…the memory chickens
"Your house is like going to Grandma's in the '90s," my friend is saying, and I'm not sure if I should be amused or insulted. I tend to...

Joshua Heston
4 min read


Aloe vera: A cheap trick
Taking aloe vera supplementation improves many conditions inclusive of dental problems.

Jody Johnson Godfrey
4 min read


Reader’s Corner: Great advice in a small book
The saying “Good things often come in small packages” can certainly be true for books! At a recent Concerned Women for America...

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


Memories from the Homestead: Filling the trestles on the White River Railroad
A total of five tunnels were constructed, and there were 284 bridges built as well.

John Fullerton
3 min read


Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: Fishing advice
Some of those casting reels I use for bigger bass on reservoirs, and fish with jigs or plastic baits and for those, I use heavier line and stronger rods.

Larry Dablemont
4 min read


The Battle of Fredericksburg: Where 200,000 Civil War combatants faced off
Union troops' actions compare to the vandals in the sacking of Rome as they entered many private homes, slapping around women and stealing everything that wasn’t nailed down: furniture, food, silverware, rugs, etc.

Bob Ford
4 min read


Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: Colors
Also this spring, we have been feeding grape jelly to several orioles, which nested here for the first time.

Larry Dablemont
3 min read


Reader’s Corner: Does community thought need a comeback?
My husband and I were privileged to tour Orchard House, the home in Concord, Massachusetts, where Louisa May Alcott lived with her family, which inspired the setting and characters for “Little Women.”

Cynthia J. Thomas
2 min read


It was a dark and stormy night, when suddenly…
My doctor warned that if I refused to give up one of my favorite activities, i.e., walking for exercise, when I got older I wouldn’t be able to walk at all.

Lauri Lemke Thompson
2 min read
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