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“We’re all just walking each other home.” ~ Ram Dass
Most people I know on a casual level believe I’m a risk-taker who makes decisions flying by the seat of my pants, driven by emotion, …
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By Steve Watkins
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9/20/21
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“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” -Proverbs 29:8
For the most part, we are a culture of do-overs and second chances until we get whatever it is we’re doing right. But a few …
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By Steve Watkins
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9/7/21
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Making art was never an option for potter and contemporary folk artist Lisa Crews.
“Creating art has been my purpose since I was a young girl when I realized this is what I am good at, this …
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9/7/21
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After being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Stone County Fair returns this year. Events are set to take place Sept. 13-18 at the Stone County Fairgrounds in Mountain …
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9/7/21
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It hasn’t happened yet, but it will. As surely as biscuits love gravy, the morning will soon come.
I’ll do the same thing as every other morning stepping out onto the front porch with a cup of …
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By Steve Watkins
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9/6/21
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Even if you don’t know Joe Stewart personally, odds are that if you’ve driven Highway 9 South you’ve admired his garden just outside the sharp curve at Sugar Hill Road. He’s …
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By Lori Freeze
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8/25/21
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A noticeably smaller crowd than in some years gathered for the 2021 Mountains Music & Motorcycles event in Mountain View last weekend. Attendees braved a rain threat Saturday morning and the …
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8/25/21
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Over time, I’ve redefined the mark at which I transitioned from a young, or middle-aged, guy to an older man in life’s later seasons.
Marking my 30th birthday was the first occasion. Oh, how …
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By Steve Watkins
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8/25/21
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Rural Special senior girl basketball players received their state champion rings last Thursday, with Principal Junior Barham saying it was a well-deserved honor that he wished could have been …
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8/20/21
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Any writer who tells you he/she hasn’t been influenced by some other writer isn’t telling the truth or is completely unaware of their surroundings.
When others ask me this question, the …
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By Steve Watkins
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8/17/21
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Our life is a series of seasons, distinct, observable, times from which we learn and grow and evolve the people we are. Each of us is the sum of our seasons.
There are seasons of maturity, seasons …
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By Steve Watkins
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8/10/21
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A group of recycling advocates had an interesting sidebar discussion recently as they considered the survival of a progressive initiative launched 30-plus years ago.
Their observation was this: …
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8/10/21
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I just discovered another business opportunity, but I’ll have to rely on someone else to open it because I don’t need a fourth job.
It’s a cat cafe.
Fellow cat lovers will understand the …
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By Lori Freeze
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8/3/21
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It happens two, maybe three times a week. Every. Single. Week.
Maybe in a Walmart aisle. A guy who recently bought a chicken coop from me looked once, then twice, before he said it. Most recently, …
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By Steve Watkins
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8/3/21
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COVID-19 resurgence with a new variant virus is pushing area hospital facilities to maximum lengths as medical staff grow weary in year two of a pandemic that shows no signs of disappearing …
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8/3/21
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Mountain View School Board took several personnel actions and accepted bids on the district’s bank CDs and parking lot resurfacing during a special meeting July 28.
Following a short …
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8/3/21
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After much discussion and some disagreements, Mayor Roger Gardner agreed to get a legal opinion from an attorney concerning the city’s food truck ordinance.
Gardner said an Arkansas …
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8/3/21
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Skip Thomas is living out a quiet, creative life these days in Mountain View.
Semi-retired now at 66, Thomas works only on “projects of the heart.” Some are funded, most are not. He …
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8/2/21
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For professionals in the news business, a big part of our life is about stories.
A newspaper pretty much has two components -- advertising by both local businesses and individuals selling this or …
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By Steve Watkins
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7/27/21
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The concrete portion of the downtown sidewalk project was completed last week with accessible ramps added to the east (above) and west ends.
Orange barrels mark lcoations where street lights will …
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7/27/21
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