Editorials

8 years ago

Snow blitz

This year, the snow season started off slowly. In fact, several columns ago, I wrote:

8 years ago

Go find those big trees

A couple of weeks ago I received a call from a guy wondering if the “Big Tree” contest was still on. When I told him yes he replied, “Great, because I’ve got a monster beech I want to nominate.”

8 years ago

Just stay off the roads

This is a true story. The names have been changed to protect the guilty party.

8 years ago

Marriage between cousins

When a young neighbor learned her father and mother were first cousins her reaction was an instant “Ewww.” She was embarrassed to think her parents were so closely related.

8 years ago

Higher sun and longer daylight

In two weeks, when my next column comes out, it’ll be Feb. 21, and we’ll be one-third of the way to high summer and will have gained 2 hours and 4 minutes of daylight since the winter solstice.