The Coffee Table
Whitewashing OCD
I just finished painting the smaller of two tiny bedrooms room in my new old house. I had intended to paint everything white, as...
From the Back Porch
We seem to be committed to change. If it’s new, it’s good. If it’s electronic, it’s better. If it’s on an iPhone, that is...
American Insights
Be an American and Resist
Ten days into the new year—a year of promise and protest—Thomas Paine set America ablaze. Released on Wednesday, January 10,...
The Reel News
Pictured is Steve, who caught this nice Striper with Juan Granados of Hooked on Fishing LLC
Beaver Tailwaters Trout Fishing Update – October 17, 2025
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The Dirt on Nicky
Decision time regarding your coleus
We find ourselves in the first week of the season with nighttime temperatures below 50°. Gardeners will have already begun...
Esoteric astrology as news for week October 22 – 28, 2025
Auspicious Festival of Light (Diwali) Dispersing the Most Profound Darkness.
The Sun has entered Scorpio, moving humanity in the northern latitudes deeper into the dark...
American Insights
Words Worth Remembering: Lincoln’s Stand in Alton
They were much alike. “History furnishes few characters whose lives and careers were so nearly parallels as those...
From the Back Porch
So, it’s Banned Book Week during which there’s been a lot of talk about the books that have been banned. There’s no talk about...
Hall Closets
C’mon coach, just kick the dang field goal!
In his first shot at Razorback redemption since falling off of his Hawg on Hwy. 16W over...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
Teenagers have a hard time of it, whether it’s insecurity, acne, accelerated growth, learning to drive, voice changes or shaving – it’s all new,...