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New column: “Come together for the holidays, no matter your family’s traditions”

Posted on November 29, 2018 by scout2011

This is a season of celebration: of peace, hope, and good will, in faith traditions all over the world. In honor of Decemver 3rd marking the first day of Hanukkah, my newspaper column this week is about the history and … Continue reading →

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New column: “We give thanks in spite of ourselves”

Posted on November 22, 2018 by scout2011

Happy Thanksgiving, dear reader friends! I hope you are all celebrating today, and this week, with the people you love. Since childhood, Thanksgiving has been special to me. But I’ve struggled with the roots of the Thanksgiving story–mostly, with what … Continue reading →

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New column: “Ellis Island safeguards key component of U.S. history”

Posted on November 15, 2018 by scout2011

Recently I was lucky enough to travel to New York City with my sister and mother, to celebrate our mom’s 70th birthday. To put it mildly, we had a ball! One of the coolest, most important stops on our trip … Continue reading →

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New column: “A few books, movies and TV shows to check out this fall”

Posted on November 1, 2018 by scout2011

It’s November, y’all. And in November, I like to hibernate. Oh, who am I kidding? Children don’t let you hibernate. So in November, I like to pretend to settle down and to read, watch TV and movies, and cocoon myself … Continue reading →

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New column: “Goofy, scary, Halloween hijinks? No, thank you”

Posted on October 25, 2018 by scout2011

I’m a chicken. I don’t like to be scared. Watch a horror movie? Visit a haunted house? No, thank you. But it’s Halloween, or almost, so this newspaper column’s for those of you who do enjoy terror. And fright. And … Continue reading →

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New column: “The not-so trivial pursuit of ‘useless knowledge'”

Posted on October 18, 2018 by scout2011

My newspaper column this week is about the interesting people born in, and events that occurred, over the years in October. What can I say? I am a pursuer of trivia. A keeper of “useless” knowledge. It’s fun to know … Continue reading →

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New column: “Where have ‘social graces’ and ‘common courtesy’ gone?”

Posted on October 11, 2018 by scout2011

Lately, the world has felt more than a little bit mean. I miss social grace and common courtesy: the way we’re supposed to act towards each other, as fellow humans on this good earth. So that’s my newspaper column this … Continue reading →

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New column: “How will you enjoy autumn’s ‘golden days’?”

Posted on October 4, 2018 by scout2011

Despite the fact that temperatures in even the mountain south remain in the 80s, it is officially fall. Autumn. The season of the year that holds the most gold. How will you enjoy these fall days? This, poetry, quotes, nature, … Continue reading →

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New column: “The power of the human touch”

Posted on September 27, 2018 by scout2011

A human touch, offered in friendship and love, can be a powerful thing. So this, my own memories, and more, in my newspaper column this week. I hope y’all enjoy it. For some reason, The Greenville News has my byline … Continue reading →

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New column: “‘History junkies’ needed to make field trips come alive”

Posted on September 6, 2018 by scout2011

Field trips make history–and any other subject–come alive, for kids of all ages. This and more in my newspaper column this week. Plus the Transylvania History Society, who is looking for a local history buff to help them help area … Continue reading →

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