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Rosemary Durham

Memorial May, is more than just one day

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] Memorial May for our family is the weekend of the last Monday of May. Why not Day? We, like you, want more time. We began acquiring the ranch property when our children were the age of their young adult children. After a few years…

No mow May, exposes the beauty of native wildflowers

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] ‘No Mow May’ ends early this year. No Mow May is the co-author’s prescription for wildflowers. On the ranch, we have a variety of designated land use areas. Around the houses, venues, and buildings, grass is manicured because the vistas are stunning and that…

The weather and amateur ham radio operators

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] When is Spring? That is the severe weather season in our part of the world. We live where the Pacific northwest cool air moves to the middle of the continent to clash with warm moist air travelling up from the Gulf. Nature’s light show…

The Young do not know what they cannot do, so they do it

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] Many with traditional values see frustration at the state of the invasive rhetoric and push against reason in our society. They no longer feel part of their own culture. Our last column revealed the bad news that the carnage of war falls predominantly on…

Memorial Day: Are wars promoted by cause or by greed?

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[Looking at history and why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] What was the most memorable event of last week? Decoration Day, May 30, 1868. Former General James Garfield addressed a group at Arlington, on the seized farm of General Lee. What was the event? Decoration of the graves from the carnage…

Natural solutions to pest problems come from plants

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[Looking at history and why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] Recent articles have covered a range of topics from drugs to education to ancient practices. They all fit together. We recently had a group out to the ranch. Since nature is an environment unfamiliar, significant trepidation invades many suburban and city…

How long have people lived and traveled on the Earth?

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[Looking at history and why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] The history of mankind has always stirred a simple question. How long have people lived here? One of our readers broached the question. One of his audio books affirmed Columbus was a late comer to the Western Hemisphere. He asked if…