Tag: opinion
Fitness | Benefits of Short Workouts This Summer
There’s a huge misconception that in order to have a strong body and be in better shape, it takes hours a day every week...
The Mountain Gardener | Knee High by the Fourth of July
I don’t grow corn in my small, shady garden, so I’m not sure how tall they’d be by now if I planted on May...
Mayor’s Message | Calling the Question
Sometimes you just have to turn to the man for guidance, and in this case, Shakespeare states it perfectly in “Macbeth”:
Double, double toil and...
Plain Talk About Food | My Wonky Cart
Just when I was in a hurry, I made the mistake of choosing the grocery cart with the “wonky” wheel. Sometime ago, CNN did...
The Mountain Gardener | Butterflies in the Garden
Recently we were visited by hundreds of butterflies. I had over 20 drinking from the small puddle near my front door. One made it...
Finance | Financial Life Planning and Homelessness
“171,000 people experience homelessness daily. California is home to… 30% of the nation’s homeless population, and half the nation’s unsheltered population.” —Kushel, Moore, et...
The Mountain Gardener | Watering Tips for Hot Weather
After a lovely, mild spring, summer weather arrived with a vengeance. My poor plants were thinking they lived in England and then were rudely...
Strictly Business | Imagine
Last month, I wrote about the fast fashion industry. Unfortunately, typos happen, but one typo can change the context of an entire story and...
Plain Talk About Food | Hand Pies and More
Hand pies are such an ingenious way to create an individual pie without the problems of serving and the opportunity of various fillings. These...
The Mountain Gardener | The Cutting Garden
The assignment: create a cutting garden. For a designer this is the best kind of request. Until about 100 years ago, one of the...
Felton’s new Ace Hardware to bring jobs and support for residents
When the Rite Aid in Felton went dark in August of this year, it left more than an empty building behind. For many residents,...
