By Gretchen Gibbs
Domestic violence is never okay, but every person has a story.

By Shawn Dell Joyce
Instead of making pricey travel plans this year that damage the environment as well as your bank account. Take a local vacation, or “Staycation.” This is a chance to rediscover the beauty of your home region by taking the time to visit cultural attractions and natural places that you may be too busy to see in your daily routine.

By Jeffrey Page
It wasn’t complicated. Spend $50 million to tear down the bridge or $38 million to rehabilitate it and turn it into a park?

Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children.

By Jeffrey Page
And then, along comes Anthony Weiner, the man who singlehandedly gave the tabloids the opportunity to use the words “putz” and “schmuck” in 72-point type on Page 1.

By Jason Poggioli

The possibility that children today might not learn cursive writing or multiplication tables doesn’t bother me in the least. I never learned how to shoe a horse or slaughter a chicken, but the world I grew up in didn’t require those skills of me.

By Bob Gaydos
Why I’m salivating at the thought of a Palin/Bachmann oratorical mud-wrestling match. It’s easily the best show in town this summer.

By Shawn Dell Joyce
Pesticides applied on lawns are harmful to humans who inhale them, ingest them, or absorb them through skin contact. These chemicals also get tracked into our houses on our shoes and pets. An Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) study found outdoor pesticides loads build up in carpets, and can remain there for years, where they do not degrade from exposure to sunlight or rain.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse, Ponce Inlet, Florida.

By Jason Poggioli
When a government can no longer regulate the currency of the people what powers will they have?