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Making every song her own
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Making every song her own
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July 3, 2018
The first thing you notice when listening to Suzy Bogguss do a song like “Night Rider’s Lament” is the bluesy tinge to her strong clear voice. Now I grew up in a small town in the Midwest just 75 miles from the small town in the Midwest where she grew up. And I can state unequivocally there were no ...
Having a party? I’ll bring the piñata
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Having a party? I’ll bring the piñata
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July 3, 2018
                There was Raphael suspended in the air in all his glory. The sun beamed behind him through the trees behind the carport. His green and red tissue paper frilled with the breeze. “COWABUNGA!” my cousin yelled as he took a hard swing at the Ninja Turtle piñata that rocked from the rope ...
Celebrating freedoms in spite of differences
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Celebrating freedoms in spite of differences
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June 27, 2018
Sometimes rivals can work together. Founding fathers John Adams and Thomas Jefferson had different ideas about how this new country should move forward, but were self-aware enough to allow each other enough space to contribute. Adams knew his own shortcomings enough that he said Jefferson should aut...
Sister Elaine’s music
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Sister Elaine’s music
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June 27, 2018
Ida Gentemann was a natural at the piano. By age 5, she could play anything she could whistle or hum.  Although her feet barely reached the pedals, he...
Attitude hides shared interests
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Attitude hides shared interests
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June 27, 2018
Dear Mr. Porter, I’m writing in response to your letter to the editor in last week’s Fredericksburg Radio-Standard Post . These letters are always the...
License to carry
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License to carry
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June 27, 2018
I’m going to write about guns. More specifically, the training to get a license to carry a gun. This is not advocacy. If you have strong feelings abou...
Child border drama echoes dark episodes
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Child border drama echoes dark episodes
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June 20, 2018
The Trump administration has made its feelings clear about immigrants to this country. Our president has called those coming to our southern border “r...
Book gives landowners reason to ‘pause, reflect’
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Book gives landowners reason to ‘pause, reflect’
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June 20, 2018
Conserve: to avoid wasteful or destructive use of conserve natural resources; conserve our wildlife: to maintain (a quantity) constant during a proces...
Suicide rates rise, but help is available
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Suicide rates rise, but help is available
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June 13, 2018
Two high-profile celebrity suicides always get our attention when it comes to depression. But hundreds of thousands of people deal with depression dai...
Peter Berg, Hermit of the Hills
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Peter Berg, Hermit of the Hills
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June 13, 2018
The story of Peter Berg and his sweetheart ranks right up there with Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra and Brad and Jenn on the list of the most ...
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