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A few planting ideas for September

Celebrating September by sowing a row or bed of Siberian Kale. Siberian Kale is a hardy cole family cool weather vegetable that will produce greens…

In defense of Job’s wife

In the Book of Job, the main idea was the age-old question – Why do bad things happen to good people? Job, a righteous man,…

September offers much in the garden

The four o’clocks are still standing tall. The August heat and Dog Days may have slowed them down a little, but they are still showing…

Who can show us any good?

Recent weeks have been filled with sadness and disturbing news. It takes courage these days to pay attention to the daily news cycle with any…

There are limits to freedom

To the Editor, In the midst of a horribly deadly Covid-19 Pandemic, we are also stressed by economic, racial and political crises that push, pull,…

August dews heavy, cold

The morning dew becomes cold on Saint Bartholomew’s Day. Tomorrow will be the day of Saint Bartholomew. He was one of Jesus’ twelve apostles. It…

Beware dew-laden grass

Keeping mid-summer coleus full of colorful foliage all the way until frost. The coleus of “Joseph’s Coat” has been producing an array of pink, yellow,…

House bill threatens gun owners

I have threatened all my friends not to blow up my Facebook feed with a bunch of election season propaganda. I am an independent and…

Dog days coming to an end

Dog Days will come to an end on Tuesday. The Dog Days of the summer of 2020 will end on Tuesday, but this does not…

Panther gets shunned in Top 100

Okay, the Carolina Panthers didn’t have a good season last year. I will admit that. But the team did have two of the best young…