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The joy of perpetual/(pure) magic of blueberry picking

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by Denise Dykstra I love the way the blueberries look when they still have dew hanging from them out in the field.  I love the way the sun moves over the field.  I love the laughter in the blueberry shop.  I love the blueberry coffee cake muffins and the triple...
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Serve Corn Bread Skillet Pie best served with chili sauce

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by Kathy Hamman Miller This Corn Bread Skillet Pie is best served hot with the tomato sauce, or my family always liked the chili sauce. Corn Bread Skillet Pie Mix in a quart size bowl 1 pound lean ground beef 2/3 evaporated milk  1/3 cup uncooked rolled oats 3 tablespoons...
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One Small Voice: Will space change Branson and Bezos?

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“There will always be poor in the land.  Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.”  — Deuteronomy 15:11 by Lynn Mandaville The Old Testament scripture quoted above is usually used in a truncated form, using only the part...
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Many realize advantages of working from their homes

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"I understand the drudgery of what you do (at home), but don't you think... the office is the same for me , I hit my head upon the sink." — Neil Innes, 1981 “Workin’ for the man every night and day…” — Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1969, “Proud Mary.” If you...
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Army Bob: Is vote reform really more Jim Crow?

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by Robert M. Traxler Jim Crow on steroids? Any law the wonks and cancel culture disagree with. We keep hearing references to any voting law that reverts to the law before the last election and the COVID-19 “emergency changes to voting laws” as Jim Crow on steroids. Our president said...
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This week’s column is brought to you by letter P

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The letter P is so phenomenal.  I mean, have you ever considered all the happy words that have the letter P in them? My keyboard recently could not perform to it’s perfectionist self.  I had never thought of what a perfectionist my keyboard was until it suddenly kept performing the...
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One Small Voice: In search of the right guy, right time

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“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV by Lynn Mandaville I’ve long held the personal theory that presidents, even the “bad” ones, serve a purpose in the big picture of the great American experiment. It’s important here to note that...
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Ramblin’ Road: I found the world’s largest ball of twine

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by Phyllis McCrossin I use a lot of handy-dandy apps while King and I are traveling. They are pretty cool little helpers while on the road. To find campsites I use a variety of apps such as The Dyrt Camping, Campendium, Free Campsites and a few others. But to be...
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Here’s the blueprint for 2 dozen blueberry muffins

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by Kathy Hamman Miller Did you know that muffins spelled backwards is what you do when you take them out of the oven? Sniff’um! This batch makes two dozen muffins, so if you don’t need that many, you can cut the recipe in half or freeze some for later. For...
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Yes It’s True: I thought I knew you. What did I know?

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"Anyone can tell, you think you know me well. But you don't know me." — Ray Charles, 1963 Mark David Chapman My first meeting with Marty Andrews was shrouded in controversy because he had been named head volleyball coach at Albion High School though someone else had been promised the...
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