Monthly Archives: March 2013
The unbearable silence of too clean
Every parent knows that silence in small children is not necessarily golden. In households with young children, too much quiet is an instant alert...
Bicentennial Farms in Lawrence County: Neighbors bound by history
Crystalaire Farm and the Thompson Farm in New Wilmington, Pa. were honored with the designation as a bicentennial farm recently. Read each farm's story.
Thompson farm purchased in 1805
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — A farm with roots 200 years deep clings to what it is and what it was before a road divided...
Fulkmans keep farming in family
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Crystalaire Farm is backed by history and full of promise for the future.
In fact, the original sheepskin document showing the...
Some insight on the out-of-sight and out-of-mind: septic systems
By Lori Morey
Most of us only think about our septic systems when they are making themselves known to us in some disturbing way, such...
Rabbits or rodents? Meet the lagomorphs
Thanks to cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, the rabbits we see in our backyards, eastern cottontails are familiar to almost everyone.
And yet I...
What happened to good conduct?
What has happened to the word “conduct?” I recall when I was a young man growing up, the word conduct was often mentioned in...
Congress can no longer fiddle around
Contrary to rumor, Nero did not fiddle while Rome burned. He couldn’t have; fiddles did not exist in first century Rome. Far more likely,...
Step out and step up with walking
AKRON -- Join the Ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition (OECC) for the kick off of our health and wellness program, Healthy Steps April 12...
Ag department seeks producers to market local products to turnpike travelers
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Farmers who are interested in selling locally-grown products at farmers markets along the state's busiest highway can apply to be part...
