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EDDIE SEAGLE: Make it personal and add your unique touch to a maximalism garden

“Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. “Your time…

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HARRY MARTINEZ: The people rage

There exists a restlessness throughout the world, and presently, some two hundred hot-spots have erupted into violence and…

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TERRY TURNER: Doing the best of things

On July 13, a young man of uncertain political beliefs attempted to assassinate a candidate for President of…

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MELINDA BURRELL: Democrats and Republicans don’t actually hate each other!

Representative Kevin Crutchfield, Republican from North Carolina’s 83rd district, strode to the back of the state legislature building.…

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HARRY MARTINEZ: God’s judgment

Everyone enjoys reading and hearing good news, though it appears that many media outlets focus on that which…

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EDDIE SEAGLE: What goes into landscape planning?

The trifecta of summer (June, July and August) is half over. The temps are hot now but we…

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TERRY TURNER: Heroes not required

The rural community where I grew up in the 1950s and ‘60s consisted of two country stores, two…

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EDDIE SEAGLE: Enjoy your every July moment in the landscape!

“July is hollyhocks and hammocks, fireworks and vacations, hot and steamy weather, cool and refreshing swims, beach picnics,…

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HARRY MARTINEZ: A discarded portrait

The old adage that sometimes “we can’t see the forest for the trees” is apparent in many areas…

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DEAN POLING: Not celebrating friend’s independence from here

On the Fourth of July See the sparks in the sky When you’re sick of the trying And…