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Local history, personal profiles, and editorials on the people, places, and things that make up the Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD areas.
Sometime around 2008, I signed my mom, my mother-in-law, and myself up for knitting lessons at the Knitting Cottage in Leitersburg. Knitting has...
In these days of online shopping and restaurant and grocery delivery, it’s easy to take the benefits of living in a small town...
Snow, ice, sleet, more ice, wind, and super cold temps … . Yes, that’s what Old Man Winter dealt to our area last...
Being a mom is my favorite role. Being a mom is also my hardest role. As my girls have grown older they have...
For years, I have been a coffee drinker. It doesn’t have to be Starbucks, but it does have to be in my mug...
By Bill Kohler 2021, where do I begin? Should we begin with the elephant in the room who roared to life in 2020...
What is it about a new year that makes us feel like we can take on the world? I’ll be honest. I often...
I am one of the lucky few who has time off work the week between Christmas and New Years’. As a high school...
This week for Music Monday, we’re turning the tables on columnist Ethan Larsh. Instead of Ethan writing about the local music scene, we’ve...
I loathe holidays. Not for me. I know a rat when I smell it; and Christmas, like Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and...
