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Writing on the Fly: Nymphing for the Win
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There is probably not a more scenic drive than the drive through Franconia Notch State Park in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
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Linda Upham-Bornstein
Morning over Pliny Range, Lancaster
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There is probably not a more scenic drive than the drive through Franconia Notch State Park in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
This year marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Fireworks have come and gone as many across the United States celebrated July 4th, but a question remains: Whose stories are part of America’s story, and whose are left out?
November beckons, our nation’s best chance to correct the course set by Donald Trump. We get new congress members, we get new governors.
Sooooo many things to think about as we age — healthcare, wills, staying independent, retirement accounts, various body part replacements, trivia night.
On the 250th anniversary of the country on Saturday I couldn’t help but wander through remembrances of my own journey to become a new American.
If Tom Dromey were alive today, he’d be 99 years old. But, as he died from a heart attack at 55, he’d not have been a “good” 99. He couldn’t swim, never went to the dentist, did not own jeans and used baked potato skins as ashtrays after our nightly dinner.
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution this July, we might take a moment to think about what the word revolution means, and what it has meant during its long history before 1776 and after. It might surprise some readers.
We hope this column makes you smile, ponder, or just slap your head and say, “Hey, that happened to me!” And, just maybe, share your own thoughts and experiences.
I’ll call my river “The Onmaway River.” Primarily because it is “On my way” to a number of places I travel to.