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I just love autumn.

There are several things for all of us to appreciate and look forward to in the three months leading up to December:

There is a rather curious story about visitors to the Palace at Versailles in France, and this account is one of the earliest anecdotes related to

Last Tuesday evening our family gathered just after dusk at the extreme east end of White Street near the ridge on that street adjacent to the ceme

And so it begins.

In days of yore, before there was the computer, books and the written word, an account of history or a family's heritage was preserved through word

It seems that every year, in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and Christmas, my household gets hammered with large and unexpected expenses.

As Halloween approaches, all things ghoulish and ghostly are prevalent in stores, front yards, television, movies and, well, everywhere.

I was talking with a friend of mine recently about ghosts and ghost stories, and the subject turned to our souls.

Last week I was invited to appear on the local radio show "Coal Region Connections" with my longtime friend Mark Marek to discuss local folklore an

After being quite sick for the past week, I found that I could not put off making a trip to the store for household necessities any longer.