Groundhog in a Tree Guest Column by Bette Sherman My rural living didn’t take place till 1977 when “we” (husband and I) moved onto 46 acres in the eastern panhandle of West-by-God-Virginia. (Barrie graduated from High School in May. We put her on a plane to visit family in Florida and we moved from Arlington to WV.) Up until then I had always... Read more
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Report from the Mountains – Groundhog in a Tree
July 26 | Posted by editor | News, Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest Column
Report from the Mountains
June 10 | Posted by editor | News, Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnBette’s Ramblings Today I did something that I haven’t done since 1968. I hung wash on a clothesline. I have wanted to do this for some time, but I don’t own a drill – to put some holes in a post to screw in hooks in so I could string a clothesline. Finally got the holes drilled, got some hooks, and I was all... Read more
Report from the Mountains
May 13 | Posted by editor | News, Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnSleeping on the Edge Guest column by Bette Sherman I am pet sitting in a house with two dogs – a Dobe and a Mini Schnauzer. There are no toys – nothing to play with, nothing to occupy some time, nothing to distract them. I went out in the garage to see if I could find something – there was nothing that I could... Read more
Report from the Mountains
March 31 | Posted by editor | News, Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnGuest column by Bette Sherman From the Dusty Bookshelf When I had Back in the Woods I came across a book that was beautiful, haunting and disturbing. I couldn’t remember the name and went looking for it. Memories of Survival by Esther Nisenthal Krinitz Esther Nisenthal Krinitz was a survivor of the Holocaust in Poland. At the age of 15, in October 1942, having lived... Read more
Musings from the Mountains
March 29 | Posted by editor | News, Opinion Tags: Gary Meier, Guest ColumnGuest column by Gary Meier Fanning flames of racism There they all were again, this time in Sanford, Florida, using the race card to foment division in their constant battle of class and racial warfare…Al Sharpton, Benjamin Jealous (NAACP President), Martin Luther King III, Dick Gregory, David Patterson (former governor of NY). Black activists stirring up a firestorm of rallies, marches, protests,... Read more
Report From the Mountains
March 10 | Posted by editor | News, Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnGuest column by Bette Sherman Discounts for Seniors — 50+ As I was waiting in line behind an older gentleman at Wendy’s recently, I heard him ask for his senior discount. The girl at the register apologized and charged him less. When I asked the man what the discount was, he told me that seniors over 55 gets 10% off everything on... Read more
Winning Our Future
March 2 | Posted by editor | Opinion Tags: C. Edmund Wright, Guest ColumnGuest Column by C. Edmund Wright, Spokesman for Winning Our Future Super PAC It’s the Energy, Stupid! Government is too big, burdensome and expensive and ripping the America we know right out from under us. But nothing rips it away faster than punitive energy prices. Conversely, nothing could be done to restore security, freedom and opportunity quicker than unleashing energy discovered since 2000. It really could... Read more
Musings From the Mountains
March 1 | Posted by editor | Opinion Tags: Gary Meier, Guest ColumnGuest Column by Gary Meier Bits of this and That Astonishing, asinine or both? The National Labor Relations Board’s move to prohibit the Boeing Corp. from expanding their operations to South Carolina because that state is a right to work state is neither astonishing nor asinine. It’s a message that organized unions and labor have complete control over Obama and his administration. The proper descriptive adjectives are... Read more
Report from the Mountains
February 4 | Posted by editor | Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnGuest column by Bette Sherman From the Dusty Bookshelf I am in the process of reading David Baldacci’s The Sixth Man. This is another Sean King, Michelle Maxwell that involves twists and turns that keep the pages turning. I would love to crawl into some of author’s minds; especially mystery writers. Romance and novels travel along like an interstate highway. The scenery is pleasant, the... Read more
Report from the Mountains
December 22 | Posted by editor | Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnGuest column by Bette Sherman I am pet sitting in a home that is close to the top of a ridge. The road isn’t steep, but it’s long and winding and by the time you get here you have gained elevation. The view is pretty, but today we have had low clouds and rain – it’s warm for this time of... Read more
Musings From the Mountains
November 22 | Posted by editor | Opinion Tags: Gary Meier, Guest ColumnGuest Column by Gary Meier This is ridiculous. Americans took another big hit yesterday in the stock market because Democrats are holding this country hostage and Obama continues to play politics. A costly colossal collapse of the Supercommittee, unable to identify $1.2 TRILLION in spending cuts, has led to TRILLIONS of dollars in losses by citizens of every stripe…retirement accounts of teachers and nurses,... Read more
Musings From the Mountain
November 15 | Posted by editor | Opinion Tags: Gary Meier, Guest ColumnGuest Column by Gary Meier More bits of this and that As the American economy continues in a free fall without a parachute, Democrats continue to show their penchant for self, ideology and a wacko base by playing politics with the economy. The Republican led House has sent bill upon bill dealing with healing the economy to the Democrat led Senate. Each has been DOA. A... Read more
Report from the Mountains
June 16 | Posted by editor | Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnGuest column by Bette Sherman People frequently ask, what exciting things have happened to you? My usual response is I don’t do exciting anymore. Exciting usually comes with pain, inconvenience, or monetary remuneration; sometimes all three. I try to avoid any of those mentioned. I was due to be at the next pet sitting job mid afternoon. When I leave for more... Read more
Here in the mountains the valleys are green and lush
May 14 | Posted by writer | News, Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnGuest column by Bette Sherman Every fall the oak trees shed only part of their leaves. The old, dry, brown dead leaves cling to the branches through the storms, wind, rain and snows of winter. Every spring I vow that I am going to watch carefully to see when these leaves fall and every year I fail. This year was no... Read more
Musings From the Mountains
May 13 | Posted by writer | News, Opinion Tags: Gary Meier, Guest ColumnGuest Column by Gary Meier Questions needing to be asked. Finally!! Headlines in newspapers throughout the world screamed the news…BIN-LADEN DEAD !! A great chapter in the war on terror and meeting a threat to our national security concluded. President Obama, the great inheritor, benefited from Bush policies, enhanced interrogation techniques, anti-terror apparatus, information from Guantanamo detainees and intelligence that resulted in a win... Read more
Sleeping on the Edge
April 17 | Posted by writer | News, Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnGuest column by Bette Sherman I’m sleeping in a king size bed. I am the only human. You would think there would be more than enough room for me to sleep sprawled. You would think . . . but I have sixteen inches. As most of you who know me know that sixteen inches isn’t going to accommodate my body. Have... Read more
Top 4 Questions Most of Us Will Never Ask Our Financial Planner—But Should
March 18 | Posted by writer | News, Opinion Tags: Guest ColumnGuest Column by Charles Mayfield, CFP of Chappell, Mayfield & Associates Atlanta, GA – the financial planners at Chappell, Mayfield & Associates, LLC, an independent financial planning and investment advisory firm, have each worked with Atlanta families and business owners for well over a decade. Today, they are pleased to be able to share some of the... Read more
Ramblings from the Mountains
March 13 | Posted by writer | News, Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnGuest column by Bette Sherman DID YOU KNOW?? I loved the Walt Disney movie, Song of the South, which was based on the writing of Joel Chandler Harris. I learned that the tales of Uncle Remus were all Native American Indian stories. Prior to the tragic Cherokee Trail of Tears removal in l838 many Blacks and Cherokee in... Read more
Ramblings from the Mountains
March 7 | Posted by writer | News, Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnGuest column by Bette Sherman Robins on the lawn – Robins on the lawn Yep, they were all over the lawn this morning. Must have been 30 of them and when I went for a walk there were tiny green things, about 2 inches high, pushing up. These little green things are growing from bulbs that are 4 to 6 inches down.... Read more
Ramblings from the Mountains
March 5 | Posted by writer | News, Opinion Tags: Bette Sherman, Guest ColumnGuest column by Bette Sherman Five Miles and Uphill Both Ways Years ago – yea, I know you are tired of hearing about my “years ago”, but you will have to remember that most of the things that happened to me were “years ago”. Anyway, years ago we were taught geography. We could name the 48 states (don’t start on me) and their... Read more
