Author’s note: My name is Travis Hodge. I am a student at Mifflin County High School. I chose to write about my girlfriend’s stepdad, Steve, because he had an interesting story. The story is told from his point of view and takes place in 1981 in Juniata County. Steve grew up in a very ...
Author’s note: It’s weird to think that at one time my dad, Chris, went to college and lived in an apartment and did things that soon enough I’ll be doing. That’s why I chose this to write about. I’ll be going to college next fall and the closer I get, the more I realize I have no ...
LEWISTOWN —The story may only be four pages long, but in it, Larry Schardt tells a personal tale of past love that changed his life forever. His story, “Sweet Summer Savior,” is contained in the new “Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Best Advice I Ever Heard,” published earlier this ...
Author’s note: My name is Abby Hummel. I am a student at Mifflin County High School. I chose to write about my sister’s story because she was a witness of our parents’ divorce in the year of 2002. Alyssa was in the middle of the divorce since day one. She was punished and treated badly ...
As this war is evolving, it is essential to see who is supporting it and how and why they are supporting it, in the Colonies and, more specifically, in our area. At the start, everyone in America is a British subject; therefore, you will sometimes hear the war referred to as a civil war, ...
While you may no longer be able to buy fresh green beans, cucumbers or garden tomatoes at the local farmers market, that doesn’t mean fresh, locally grown vegetables are not available. This time of year, the fresh, locally grown vegetables come from underneath the ground or what we term root vegetables. You know, those vegetables we associate with the hearty stews and thick soups that we gravitate to during cold winter months. Technically speaking, root vegetables include tuberous roots and taproots, rhizomes, corms or bulbs. While potatoes and carrots are the most common, other ...
