Esoteric Astrology as news or week March 11 – 17, 2026
Ireland, Green Shamrocks, a Crystal Bowl & the White House
This is the week before Spring begins. Jupiter has stationed direct. Mercury remains retrograde. So...
From the Back Porch
For as long as I can remember, a year’s calendar has been both a necessity and a pleasure. Late December or early January a...
The Coffee Table
Southern Comfort?
There’s an interesting Texas politician popping up in the news these days: James Talarico. My Australian daughter brought him to my attention back in...
American Insights
Words Worth Remembering: Washington’s Warning of the Love of Power
George Washington was once again in the spotlight. It was nothing new. Years earlier, in...
Dinner for Six
A Seat at the Table
A quick-fire Q&A with the people who make our town interesting, and six people they would invite to dinner.
Rae Hahn...
Back Porch Thoughts
The magic of White Street is low right now, re-energizing for the months ahead. Last fall I saw magic as I stood in the...
The Coffee Table
From Between the Sheets
Most mornings I wake up slowly with cafe au lait and online puzzles while nestled between the sheets. I love Squaredle, a fairly...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
Athletic teams representing a sovereign country or territory showed up in Italy on Feb. 6 for a quadrennial event that brought more than 93...
The Reel News
Pictured is guide Robert Kennedy with Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service, with an awesome walleye.
Beaver tailwaters
Fishing hasn’t been easy lately — no point sugarcoating...
The Dirt on Nicky
Plants in their own words
There are a multitude of things in the dang universe, and some of them are plants. I can’t speak about...







