Reflections on a national tragedy: 9/11 recalled
"Mark, this is your mom ..." So began the voicemail message left on Sept. 11, 2001, by Alice Hoagland of Los Gatos for her son, Mark Bingham, who was at that moment aboard hijacked United Flight 93. It was a message her son never heard. He and several of his fellow passengers were gathering together a plan to overtake the hijackers and prevent what would have inevitably been further tragedy if the terrorist hijackers were left to strike their intended target – most probably the White House or U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.
Lenten program focuses on Jesus, the Holy Land
For centuries, the Christian season of Lent, the 40-day period
Need for touch heightens as we grow older
Author Janet Belsky says that sensory losses are among our
You say tomato … but I say, ‘Enough already!’
My house has been overrun by tomatoes. I swear to you, they are everywhere. They are in the fridge. They are on the counter. They are in the freezer. It’s like a scene from that TV show “Hoarders” only instead of newspapers and clothes stacked up everywhere, we have tomatoes. Frankly, it’s terrifying. And the worst part? I planted the stupid things. Also? I used to like tomatoes.
Encouraging Avocados, Butterflies and Cherry Crops
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