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Farmer’s Fate: Keeping it clean on the farm

We live on a farm. At the end of the day, we all smell like dirt — or…

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Commentary: Finding purpose inside prison walls

For more than 20 years now, I have been inmate No. 12729124, but my name is Eric. I…

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Off the Beaten Path: Heart-pounding herpetology

SSSSNAAAKE! My younger brothers chased me around the yard with a large, venomous snake. Or so it seemed.…

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Off the Beaten Path: Perfect mothers, imperfect moms

When my children were young, I didn’t look forward to Mother’s Day with a sense of anticipation. It’s…

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Commentary: Happy birthday, Ulysses S. Grant

Today marks the 200th birthday of our county’s namesake and one of America’s greatest sons: Ulysses S. Grant.…

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Farmer’s Fate: Party of one, please

“I like to party. And by party I mean a slumber party for one with plenty of books…

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Off the Beaten Path: Space laundry lament

My NASA “boarding pass” for the Artemis I moon rocket shows the launch site as Kennedy Space Center,…

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The Farmer’s Fate: Of oxygen masks and flags

“Mom, that’s a problem,” my oldest said as we began pulling the equipment out of the shed. He…

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Off the Beaten path: The hierarchy of houseplants

From a hard fall frost that turns the vegetable garden lifeless and mushy until it’s time to plant…

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Farmer’s Fate: Love and cement on Valentine’s

For people who love, even water is sweet. — Chinese proverb Valentine’s Day isn’t a holiday that we…

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