The Dirt on Nicky
One garden at a time
Worms do not contaminate their environment. Bugs are bugs, and you can’t blame them for being bugs though sometimes they...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
It’s fun living in a tourist town because we can watch people we don’t know watch us. We get a spirited inner swelling being...
The Reel News
Pictured is Mike Peoples from Gentry, with his 1st Beaver Tailwaters walleye, caught with Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service.
Beaver tailwaters
Fishing conditions have been challenging...
The Coffee Table
Salvador Dali and My Patriotic Heart
I recently read about a gentleman who sent a four-sentence email to the Department of Homeland Security’s lead prosecutor...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week February 11 – 17, 2026
Festivals – Rare Ones – Saturn/Neptune Aries & the Fire Horse
January, February and March can seem cold and empty without preparing for and celebrating...
The Reel News
Late Winter Transition – ice breaking, snow melting, cold still hanging on
We’re in that late-winter transition window. Ice and snow are melting off during...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week February 4 – 10, 2026
How to Understand the World & Our Country Today –
Crisis, polarization then a sweep into unity. This is how change occurs on earth...
Dems can vote in Republican primary
Many people across Carroll County are paying closer attention to local government right now. Recent events have raised understandable concerns about judgment, professionalism, and...
The Coffee Table
Walking With the Wonder Dog
When I left Arkansas to move north, I took Tootsie the Wonder Dog away from the absolute freedom she’d had...
From the Back Porch
Soon the Olympics will color my television screen, a relief and an acknowledgement of the wonder of snow and ice (spelled without capital letters)...