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Burning the Fields
Farmer’s crops can fall prey to the elements of mother nature. Heat, hail, wind and much more can destroy a crop. In 1864 it was…
Belle Grove Plantation
Our history books tell us the south had many slave holding plantations in the years leading up to the Civil War. So it may be…
Election Day 2010
Today we may not think much about the way we vote, unless a close contest causes us to have to recount ballots and determine a…
What’s behind the “Spook” Light?
People like to have answers, and perhaps that’s what makes this phenomena so interesting. There seems to be no explaining it, no matter how hard…
The “Spook” Light
I don’t care for stories about evil and gruesomeness at Halloween, yet a spooky tale may be in order. For such a story, you can…
Oceanfront Property in Arizona
George Strait once sang that he had some oceanfront property in Arizona and if you’d buy that he’d throw the Golden Gate in free. This…
A Ferry Crossing in the Desert
Before bridges crossed rivers, communities often relied upon ferries to carry people and supplies. In some cases, those ferry operators were able to build thriving…
An Oasis in the Desert
Yuma, Arizona is in the Sonora dessert. The annual average rainfall is about three inches per year. So it is a bit ironic that it…
Pawnee Bill
It may have seemed this famous western showman had married the wrong woman. After all, his bride was a city girl who didn’t grow up…
The Last National Convention
“Being older than the rest of you I’m asked to advise you from time to time as the need arises…..” It’s the beginning of the…