Text by Michael R. Jones As with most noble occupations, you can learn a lot of life lessons from a farmer. My grandparents, Sam and Annie, were farmers. Their parents were sharecroppers, and I would guess their grandparents were as well. Like most Depression-era babies raised on a farm, they only went to school until they could be productive in the field. For them, that was 3rd grade. Even with very little formal education, both were among the smartest people …
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Text by Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Always and Forever Photography Some of their friends and neighbors raised eyebrows a bit when Donia and the late Randy Eley chose to move to …
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Text by Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Natalie Gibbs Photography For some, 3rd time is a charm, but for Brandon and Nicole Craig, it was the 30th time that produced the charm, …
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By Jennifer Poff Cooper “If you want a laid back dog that enjoys hanging on the couch watching TV, a retired racer fits the bill. All a greyhound wants is to be …
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Text by Sheila Nelson Old photos donated by members of the reunion committee Radford Arsenal, a booming World War II war effort industrial complex, rose from a stretch of rural farmland along …
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Text by Jennifer Poff Cooper Photos courtesy of Blacksburg Chinese School When Chinese school started in Blacksburg, some of its current younger teachers were not even born. The school recently celebrated its …
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“Tears and Cheers” are common for moms when a child starts kindergarten ~ tears for the moment of separation from a little one who it seems was but a babe in arms …
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Text by Sheila Nelson Photos by Always and Forever Photography P.J. Slaughter’s earliest kitchen memories include playing with his mother’s pots and pans on the kitchen floor and his first cooking experience …
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There isn’t another country in Europe quite like it. Italy is a land of dreamers who produce creative ideas that come alive. “You can have the universe, if I can have Italy,” …
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Flowers in all the gardens not only give us something beautiful to view, smell and enjoy, but also they have a greater ecological purpose. Flowers and herbs attract humans as well as …