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Tomatoes are very useful in Bev’s Kitchen

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Hello from the kitchen! It’s mid-May and things are blooming. In spite of having a brown thumb, I refuse to give up growing things. I planted basil, thyme, rosemary and tomatoes. I think tomatoes are the most useful garden item in the kitchen. I almost called it a vegetable but it’s actually a fruit. Two of my adult children won’t eat tomatoes but they like sauces, ketchup and tomato soup. Hmm. My top five uses for tomatoes are stuffed, marinara, mixed vegetable juice, spaghetti and meatballs and homemade pizzas. Happy cooking and gardening from my kitchen to yours. Eat well, ...

Climate for electric vehicles changing

Editorials

The times they are a changin’, especially on progressive climate dogma. On Thursday the House voted in strong bipartisan fashion to overturn the EV mandate the Biden Administration let California impose on the rest of America. The vote was 246-164 for a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal the waiver that the Environmental Protection Agency granted California for its EV mandate. The waiver provision was written to let California address smog. But Sacramento Democrats lobbied the Biden EPA to let it apply to carbon emissions. The mandate is ludicrously impossible to ...

Students need sleep

Editorials

Hoping to improve academic success and reduce chronic absences, a high school in Mansfield, Ohio, is piloting a new curriculum to teach teens how to get a good night’s sleep. “It might sound odd to say that kids in high school have to learn the skills to sleep,” Mansfield health teacher Tony Davis told the Associated Press. “But you’d be shocked how many just don’t know how to sleep.” The class, “Sleep to Be a Better You,” appears to be having an impact, as the absence rate has dropped from 44% in 2021 to a current 32% – still high, but a start. Studies have ...

Finding your people makes life better

Editorials

When you know where you belong, it’s easier to be yourself. As an adult with autism, Sara Lamb’s search for belonging has been a long road, which is why I wanted to talk to her. Sara described herself as “quirky” and “shy.” When she attended public school as a child, she felt like a “lone wolf.” She said, “I just didn’t have a lot of lasting friendships.” Sara was homeschooled in high school and wasn’t diagnosed with autism until she was 16. It was Sara’s Aunt Amber who first considered autism a possibility after watching the 2010 biographical film “Temple ...

My Mother: Bouffants, bargains, bravery

Local Columns

Mother’s Day is here, and until now, I’ve never truly shared much about my mother. I’ve mentioned her here and there, but today, I’m diving in headfirst. My relationship with my mother wasn’t always smooth. But as I grew older and became a parent myself, I’ve learned to view her through a more compassionate and understanding lens. It’s easy to spot the flaws in someone, especially a parent, but choosing to focus on their strengths is where understanding comes, and love deepens. I was a child of the 1960s, and my mother taught my brother and me the value of hard work. ...

An honor well deserved

Editorials

Induction into the Hall of Fame is the mark of excellence. It is recognition for career achievement. It is an honor a lifetime in the making. The Lewistown Sentinel honors one of its own this month. Brian Carson, Sentinel reporter and County Observer managing editor, will be given special recognition by the Mifflin County Sports Hall of Fame on May 10 for his writing and broadcast work covering local sports. Brian’s dedication to local sports began with a Sentinel column in 1992. In 33 years, his resume also includes broadcasting high school sports on radio, his ...