Nancy Blackmon

If 1st day of year predicts all 365, 2018’ll be simple, with chocolate

There were no New Year’s resolutions resolved at my house — nada, zilch, none, not even one. I ...

Nancy Blackmon

Reflecting on the season in quiet of winter

There is a huge spider web suspended between the branches of an oak tree in my front yard. ...

Nancy Blackmon

Holidays make her want to go back in time

Sometimes I’d like to close my eyes, open them and find myself miraculous transported back in time. The ...

Nancy Blackmon

Pause the holiday just long enough to vote Tuesday

It’s the holiday season. People want to focus on lighted trees, the sound of carols and the bustle ...

Nancy Blackmon

We need more independent voters, thinkers

How did we get here? How did we decide that no matter what, we support “our” political party? ...

Nancy Blackmon

Good-bye to an honorary brother, son

Here we are on the eve of Thanksgiving Day. Or for some, here we are on the eve, ...

Nancy Blackmon

Getting results for locally-owned businesses

By BRADLEY BYRNE When I ran for Congress, I made clear that I wanted to be a workhorse, ...

Nancy Blackmon

Good-bye to an honorary brother, son

He was a funny kid, a little bit mischievous like my own kids, but he had a way ...

Nancy Blackmon

Past time to take hard look at gun tragedies

It’s another news story about another mass shooting. This time 26 people died inside a little church in ...

Nancy Blackmon

If we listen, we find common ground

It’s Tuesday morning and it is a beautiful morning. The sky is October blue and there is a ...

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