Monthly Archives: November 2009
We can’t be forever 15
Nothing will knock you out of a navel-gazing haze of self-indulgence over rapidly advancing age -- "Wait? What's that? Another wrinkle?" -- quite like...
Dogs can make life less complicated
"For the simple things, I am grateful. We complicate our lives to the point of total distraction from that which is most sacred, and...
Try to be a little Pollyanna-ish
Oh how my sister and I hated Pollyanna.Pollyanna -- the heroine of a long-ago children's book -- was a symbol of relentless cheerfulness.No matter...
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Nov. 26, 2009
ORWELL, Ohio — The Mustang Wranglers 4-H horse club held its regular monthly meeting Nov. 14 at Saddles Etc. & Gift Shop.
Club members...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Nov. 26, 2009
GNADENHUTTEN, Ohio — The Indian Valley FFA competed in parliamentary procedure contests Nov. 10 at River View High School.
The Indian Valley junior team...
OSU ‘center’ed on safe, accessible food
New Ohio State effort focused on food
Pennsylvania turkey farm is more than a business; it’s a tradition
The Pounds Turkey Farm brings home the Thanksgiving tradition for its customers.
Meatless by choice, or by design?
Earlier this fall, Baltimore City Public Schools initiated its "Meatless Monday" menu that includes a cheese sandwich or cheese lasagna or a bowl of...
Grain harvest struggles to its conclusion
When prices go up and down, sometimes without reason, we call it "volatile." When we can explain it, we describe cycles and retracements and...
2010 promises fewer fields of wheat
WOOSTER, Ohio — The same weather conditions that have delayed Ohio corn and soybean harvest are also keeping wheat out of the ground. As...
