Opinion
Citrus albedo is better than you thought
Citrus fruits are among the world’s most popular fruits. Oranges are the king of the juicy orbs. They have grown on orange trees for thousands o...
Love has limits
There is a new movement afoot variously calling for love or understanding or cooperation. Sounds good on the surface. Loving people, caring for people...
Pruning in Late Winter
Winter is the time to work on pruning your trees and shrubs. Once the sap starts to rise in spring and the buds on your woody plants start to swell, y...
Float your way to peace, quiet
Adam didn’t know how good he had it.There he was in the Garden of Eden, with the trees, pleasing to the eye and good for food. He had the livest...
At the Capitol: Budget hearings focus of Legislature
CHARLESTON — As the 2020 regular legislative session completed it’s first full week, it seemed to be settling in to the slow, deliberate p...
Please hand me the Bengay
As You may or may not know, I am an avid football fan. College football is OK, and I will watch it with some interest, but I am an NFL freak.I started...
Just give me a sharp stick
There is a nice-sized room on the ground floor of our house that was intended to be the family dining room. I have always used it as an office.When I ...
Bigger, better, but not both
Carrie Fisher said some wonderfully pithy things. One of my favorites is, “Instant gratification takes too long.” Another is, “As yo...
Tight finances result in low-key start to legislature session
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A combination of an election year and tight state finances has resulted in the 2020 regular session of the state Legislature...
Search the Scriptures: The creation of a spiritual family
Some years back, a young lady, realizing that she was about to reach an age where she would be making her own decisions concerning jobs, homes and the...
