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Always on his mind
Each year the week before Easter we find ourselves perched, if you will, on the Mount of Olives looking toward the Holy City of Jerusalem, trying to i...

It’s what you didn’t do
David was a self-employed businessman; a logger and sawmill owner. He was in his mid-fifties when he was admitted to Hospice with terminal cancer. I e...

It’s the morals America
A recently conducted poll found that most adult Americans have a negative view of the youth and attribute kids’ faults to a lack of moral founda...

Phil Dirt and the Dozers come to town
PORTSMOUTH — Quality entertainment is returning to Portsmouth at a rapid rate, post-pandemic, as is evidenced by the recent slate of shows and c...

Healthier salad makes barbecues better
Warm weather beckons people outdoors. Al fresco dining offers a chance to spend even more time outdoors, and many people will attest that no outdoor g...
Portsmouth Public Library Book Recommendations
The Portsmouth Public Library would like to recommend these book titles. Each title is available to borrow with your library card! For more book recom...

Where courage abounds
It was the English statesman Sir Edmund Burke who said, “But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possi...

Grow in grace and knowledge
If you’ve ever planted a garden, you know that the only way it can grow properly is if they are carefully nurtured. In order to have good flower...

Did I ask you for your advice?
This week I’m not writing about a hospice patient; I’m confessing my sins. I confess that giving unsolicited advice and making premature s...

PLT presents: 12 Angry Women
PORTSMOUTH – The Portsmouth Little Theater is set to debut “12 Angry Women” Friday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m.The play will run April 1 a...