Over the years my tomato patch has produced respectable results. But one of the problems I consistently encountered was called Blossom End Rot. It happened first some ten years ago and grew
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Most gardeners who use raised beds quickly fall in love with mulches. A thick layer of mulch on top of the soil preserves moisture, suppresses weed growth, and can even add nutrients
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Everyone, it seems, has a magic bullet that’s going to end school shootings. It’s part of our culture. The left wants one simple law passed and the right another repealed. Everyone on
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Part of a series of history books that belong in every American’s library. Recommendations welcome. My father is a George Custer fanatic. He’s been to Little Big Horn on numerous occasions, photographed
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Part II can be found [here] Kern’s name indeed proved a password to the castle, much to Larvik’s surprise. Gate guards had recognized the little man, and they led Larvik and his
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Part I can be found here. The rain had subsided by midnight, though ragged clouds still hid most of the stars. A moist wind whipped Larvik’s new cloak about his body as
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Larvik brushed away the flakes of skin that fell like black snow upon his table. He deflected the waitress again; the pockets of his faded cloak held nothing of any use to
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Here at Men of the West, we believe in resilience. We promote spiritual resilience: that deep and abiding faith in Christ that helps us to overcome the world. We work toward physical
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I guess some didn’t realize there are popular parts of Obama’s legacy to be repealed as well: (CNN) Ron Paul, the former GOP congressman and onetime presidential candidate, called on Attorney General
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The first in a series of history books that belong in every American’s library. Recommendations welcome. Robert Penn Warren’s John Brown: The Making of a Martyr (1929) has been described as “very
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When I was a kid and the sky turned green, my family used to gather around our weather radio to find out what was coming our way. We’d listen to that monotonous
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