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  • Purpose on the Mediterranean0

    The Mediterranean Sea plays host to some incredible stories in the Bible. Two of my favorites are about harrowing shipwrecks. One involves Jonah (Jonah 1), and the other is the Apostle Paul (Acts 27). The prophet Jonah was called by God to travel to Nineveh (in present-day Iraq) and inform them of God’s plan to

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  • Chili on a Chilly Night

    Chili on a Chilly Night0

    Can you believe this month starts the ‘bers’? And by ‘ber,’ I don’t mean brrrr as in chilly. I mean HELLOOOOOO September, October, November, and December! Excuse me while I go do the happy dance. Nothing makes me happier than the joy of these four months that bring us so many fun family traditions and

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “In the Houses of Their Dead” by Terry Alford0

    You’re talking to yourself again. That’s okay: it helps sort your thoughts, calm your brain, and settle your mind. But you’re not just talking to yourself: it may sound funny but it’s comforting to have one-sided conversations with people who would’ve shared their valuable wisdom, if they were still alive. You talk to those who

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  • A Dissection of Our Cultural Moment: B. J. Novak’s “Vengeance”0

    It’s incredible how much talent has emerged from TV’s long-running series “The Office.” Mindy Kaling is now a successful producer and screenwriter, as well as a best-selling author; John Krasinski has proven a legitimate tough-guy in front of the camera (“Jack Ryan,” “13 Hours”) and a skilled director behind it (both “Quiet Place” films); and

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  • Style File: Greaser0

    With the passing of Olivia Newton-John — the ultimate Sandy — I wanted to pay homage to her most popular film, “Grease” and dissect Greaser Style, which has been represented in many films beyond the beloved musical. The first instance of a “greaser” in film is Marlon Brando’s character, Johnny Strabler, in “The Wild One.”

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom in the American Frontier” by April White

    The Bookworm Sez: “The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom in the American Frontier” by April White0

    I’m leaving. Wow, those are loaded words and what comes after them pretty much determines how the rest of your day will go. I’m leaving for work is good. I’m leaving this here is fine. I’m leaving you a surprise, very good. But in the 1890s, if for South Dakota was in that sentence, as

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  • A Good Hearty Meal

    A Good Hearty Meal0

    It was a Monday and felt like a fall day. The clouds were that gray color that hovered overhead, and the temps were cooler. Waking up to fifty-degree temps was just marvelous. I had a long day ahead of me working, then going to Sam’s Club, but I knew what was on the menu for

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  • Gilson Summer Snow Day 20220

    Gilson Snow, a Winfield, PA-based company that designs and builds snowboards and skis, recently hosted their 2022 Summer Snow Day festival, and it was awesome! The event is held annually at the facility grounds, affectionately known as the Snowboard Farm. The goal of the festival is to put together the area’s biggest and most fun,

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  • Sunday Nights

    Sunday Nights0

    It’s 6:30 on a Sunday night. Dad’s on the couch watching “Pennsylvania Outdoor Life.” I knew the sound of Don Jacobs’ voice as I listened from the kitchen. Mom would be working on prepping our Sunday dinner for our seven o’clock show of “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” AFV started to air in late 1989, so

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  • Bloody Good Script: Brad Pitt in “Bullet Train”0

    I would have enjoyed “Bullet Train” a whole lot more if it weren’t so outrageously violent. It’s like someone took a decent script and handed it to Tarantino—except that director David Leitch seems to want to out-Quentin Quentin. Which is too bad, because the plotting is unusually strong for what seemed like a standard actioner

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “My Moment: 106 Women on Fighting for Themselves,” stories collected by Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, Linda Perry, Chely Wright and Lauren Blitzer

    The Bookworm Sez: “My Moment: 106 Women on Fighting for Themselves,” stories collected by Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, Linda Perry, Chely Wright and Lauren Blitzer0

    No. It’s simple, really: just one syllable, dragged out or said sharply, emphatically, and finally. No. You’ve heard it all your life, yelled it a time or two. “No” is easy to say, especially when, as in the new book “My Moment,” stories collected by Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, Linda Perry, Chely Wright and Lauren

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  • Buns and Braids0

    What a summer we are having friends. They say April is the cruelest month, but I’d vote for August with this heat and humidity. Even when the temps aren’t so high, the weight of moisture in the air may drive those of us with longer locks to the hairdresser for a chop. But if you

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