News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By Larry Wiwi, FC resident One the most interesting personal learnings for me as a political junkie over the last decade or so is the discovery that so many voters seem to need to personally like the person they vote for, and since he announced his candidacy in 2015, Donald Trump has made this obvious to …
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By Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, Why did is God allowing all these natural disasters to come upon us? A: When a storm in the Gulf of Mexico suddenly turns deadly, we are quick to say, “Why, God?” No doubt there are folks in the middle of that situation thinking the same thing right now. …
By Larry Wiwi For years, the open borders crowd has painted those of us in favor of border control and controlled, legal immigration as racists, and charging one with racism is very powerful and intended to shut down debate which it sadly often does. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, I ask that …
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By Adrienne Greene Q: After all these years, my relationships with my siblings are still conditional and one-sided. How do I accept this truth yet continue to love them? A: Jesus said, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” (Mark 3:33, NASB.) He then went on to explain, “My mother and My brothers are these who …
By John Estridge I think most of us can agree this has not been the best year in our lives. What with the COVID-19, riots, killer hornets, Saharan dust storms and pepperoni shortages one wants to scream: “Where’s the humanity?” Most of my life has been spent living in small communities. Usually, I like all …
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By John Estridge The Road Not Taken BY ROBERT FROST Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And …
I had my own dress rehearsal for the virus quarantine after the Events I Can No Longer Talk About But Always Do (EICNLTABAD). Of course, I did not know it was a dress rehearsal for this at that time. At the time, it just frustrated me because everyday seemed the same, and I didn’t seem …