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LET US GIVE THANKS! After a several month hiatus, I’m back to report on all the latest developments here in our small, rural town. Winter is setting in, and the main mountain pass that links us to the western Washington world (mainly Seattle) has closed for the...

Remembering MelissaI think it was buying pop the other night with those free Pepsi product bottle caps that made me think of my friend Melissa.Melissa had a collection of those bottle caps–mostly because she was always asking me if I had any extras. We had a...

Freedom!Mel Gibson’s war-painted face in the movie Braveheart comes to mind. His anguished freedom cry as he leads the battle charge, is one you don’t easily forget. Freedom costs. Just look through the pages of history books. Wherever there is freedom,...

Smiling CountryRandy and I have the privilege of living in Washington’s beautiful Methow Valley. They call it the Smiling Country, aptly named because of the big blue skies and sun-drenched valley tucked at the base of the North Cascades.Randy and I smiled the...

DadWednesday, Flag Day, was my dad’s 80th birthday. When I drove through our sleepy downtown (all of one street) early that morning, flags bedecked nearly every building. I smiled and thought of Dad. How did he get to be 80, I wonder?Just the other day, it...
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