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Language of Flowers
By Wes Porter | September 22, 2019
Is the Language of Flowers, if not dead, at least badly wilted? Perhaps not.
Nick O’ Time, Jimmy Nick
By Jimmy Reed | September 17, 2019
Tales from the Mississippi Delta
Cutting acrylamide in fried and baked snacks
By American Chemical Society | September 17, 2019
Antietam 157 Years After the Bloody Battle
By Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh | September 17, 2019
Counting both sides, almost 100,000 soldiers were engaged in battle; 23,000 were reported dead, wounded, or missing
Passion for Pawpaw
By Wes Porter | September 15, 2019
Although usually known as the Common Papaw, its popularity amongst early European colonists is attested by numerous other names. These included Quaker Delight, Hillbilly Mango, Hoosier Banana, Ozark Banana, Michigan Banana, Kentucky Banana, Indiana B
TCL makes a big and affordable statement in the 4K TV market
By Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | September 9, 2019
Add the terrific Roku interface and remote and you have a very compelling video choice
Jimmy C. And Me
By Jimmy Reed | September 9, 2019
Life in Mississippi, Life long friendship
Saffron: Culture and History
By Wes Porter | September 8, 2019
Today, while saffron is widely grown commercially in Spain, India and China where labour is relatively inexpensive
A Visit to Harpers Ferry on Labor Day
By Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh | September 4, 2019
Harpers Ferry is connected to the neighboring states through three trails, The Appalachian Trail, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O Canal Towpath), and the Potomac Heritage Trail
Discouraging squirrels with Daffodils
By Wes Porter | September 1, 2019
All daffodils are botanically Narcissus. They are also poisonous. Not surprisingly, squirrels, deer, mice and other pests shun them.
Questions Often Asked: Shrubs with Colourful Fruit
By Wes Porter | August 31, 2019
Selecting flowering shrubs
Demon Of Intemperance
By Jimmy Reed | August 29, 2019
Lush was a gifted artist, but a hopeless alcoholic
Elton John Biopic Rocketman, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Avengers Endgame
Healthy Tobacco: Rise of Biopharming
By Wes Porter | August 24, 2019
Ironical then, that studies, genetic engineering of Nicotiana tabacum, the most widely grown non-food plant in the world and one of the most easily eliminator health hazards, should contribute to the cure of many of the planet’s ills
Shadows Dancing On A Wall
By Dr. Robert R. Owens | August 22, 2019
People say that hindsight is 20/20
The Temporary And The Eternal
By Jimmy Reed | August 18, 2019
“To serve God and glorify His name, we must strive always to be mindful of that which those evil people were not: the temporary and the eternal.
Thomas Blaikie Scottish Gardener to French Nobility
By Wes Porter | August 17, 2019
Smelly clothing could someday be a thing of the past with fragrance-releasing textiles
Live Action News: Ectopic Pregnancy Warrants Abortion
By Corinna Swetz | August 11, 2019
Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer Do
By Wes Porter | August 10, 2019
Horticulturalists, realizing the versatility of Bellis perennis, have created single- and double-flowered cultivars to brighten beds and borders
We’ve Waited Long Enough
By Jimmy Reed | August 9, 2019
Waiting takes patience, and because patience is a virtue, waiting without complaining shows that you possess that virtue
Genius of Early Jazz
By Bob Hoye | August 7, 2019
Then in 1935, a form called “Swing” evolved and with bigger bands became hugely popular. Clubland sorted itself out, ballrooms were built, huge theatres were filled, which with radio and records brought jobs back to musicians and singers
PLANTS LACK A CONSCIOUSNESS: SCIENTISTS
By Wes Porter | August 3, 2019
Questions Often Asked: Dog Days of Summer
By Wes Porter | July 30, 2019
Dog Star, Sirius
Female Crickets Really Do Catch More Fish
By Jimmy Reed | July 29, 2019
Mississippi Delta, Fishing
Bowling Greens
By Wes Porter | July 29, 2019
The world's oldest preserved bowling green is that in Southampton, England
Berried Treasures—Elderberries
By Wes Porter | July 28, 2019
Tolerant of many garden soils, it must be admitted that when not in bloom or berry it has no particular attraction. Except in very large gardens it is best cultured as a background shrub.
The Great French Wine Blight
By Wes Porter | July 27, 2019
Small areas remain phylloxera-free in France, Spain, Italy and Sicily, California, and several areas in Western and South Australia
Regarding Marriage: 42 Years and Counting
By Lloyd Marcus | July 26, 2019
When I Look In Your Eyes
America’s Armageddon
By Dr. Robert R. Owens | July 21, 2019
America's Trojan War