I want to thank Maclyn Humphreys for an excellent response to the discussion about old farmhouses. Every time I pass one of those abandoned old houses, often with a double wide in front, my heart breaks.

Thanks, N.A. Booko, for your descriptions of trees that inspire you (Chatlist #4559). As you guessed, there is a standard method for measuring trees that are being nominated for champion tree status. You will find descriptions of the award categories a…

Most of us who inherited old farms and farm houses do not have the financial ability to rescue them, nor do we care to turn family land over to developers who only want to make money with their ticky-tacky ugly sameness, or to wealthy outsiders who thi…

I have often said that the only time people fill out surveys or give their public opinion is when they get mad about what is done. This time it worked as stated, only on ME. The downtown masterplan design was completed and I was disappointed. An input …