I read a story the other day about a college student who had a picture of his girlfriend and he wanted it duplicated for some reason. He took the photograph, still in the frame to a local studio. To be able to duplicate the photo it had to be removed from the frame. As the technician removed the pho...

You can lose about one pound a week if you try. If you don’t try you won’t lose any. If you need to save some money then you need to pay yourself first. If you have a paycheck coming in then set a goal for $500 a month if possible. Whatever the amount is will grow if you are faithful each week and m...

Christmas is the best time of the year, especially when it involves family. It’s the one time of the year that families get together to celebrate together. Of course, at least from my perspective, it is also the most hectic time of the year. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage has an entirely dif...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the January 4, 1984, issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Fr...

Around this time of the year, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I revel in our family memories. Unlike me, she has some wonderful memories be...

Before photography, the natural world was captured in paintings and sketches by artists like John Audubon, whose remarkable illustrations of birds hav...