Sample Articles
Why buy local?
It’s a radically new way of thinking about eating because it’s so
very old. We can borrow the wisdom of the past and buy locally
grown food whenever possible. By doing so we’ll provide the best
for our families, help preserve the environment, and we’ll
strengthen our community by investing our dollars close to home
Legacy of Love and Laughter
From the spectacular, heart-stopping Ringling Brothers & Barnum
Bailey circus to the glitz and glamour of off-Broadway stage, Monika
Kelly’s life may have looked like a three ring circus at times, but these
days she likes to think of her life as a four-act play.
Peace of Mind
Since 9/11, Rita Ready had a plan for her family in case of a terrorist
attack: everyone was to head to Aunt Alma’s in the country and call
Momma in Mississippi as soon as they were safe. Good for Rita;
she’s more prepared than most of us. But while the average American
has a one in ten million chance of being killed by a terrorist, we have
a one in 68,000 chance of dying at the hands of Mother Nature.
What Rita doesn’t know could hurt her.
Meet your community
A regular monthly column by the Main Street Jogger as she meets interesting
people in her community.
