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Book review: The Garbage Brothers go to the fair
by George Custer | Jun 27, 2023 | Book Reviews, Featured Sidebar
The Garbage Brothers go to the fair Summer officially arrived this week, and that means state and county fairs with all their quilts and goats and marmalades and cotton-candy glory are just around the corner. I'll be meeting fairgoers and selling and signing copies of...

Book review: THE BOTANY OF DESIRE
by George Custer | Apr 26, 2023 | Book Reviews, Front Page
THE BOTANY OF DESIRE by Michael Pollan Copyright: 2001 By ROBERT WOODSON/for The Herald -- Back several years ago when Jean and I would spend a few nights each week watching Public Television, Michael Pollan’s show was a favorite. So it was good to find...
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Book Review: the Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
By George Custer|Apr 22, 2023By ROBERT WOODSON/for The Herald — Warning – this will make your brain hurt if you p...
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Book report: Lincoln and the Fight for Peace
By George Custer|Apr 19, 2023By ROBERT WOODSON/for The Herald — Our book club pick for this month is: LINCOLN and the...
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WORDCRAFTER BIO
By George Custer|Dec 19, 2022By ROBERT WOODSON/for The Herald — That’s right, it is 5 a.m. and a few words came to me...
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The Herald to add two new sections: Book Reviews and Simple Solutions
By George Custer|Jun 25, 2022We at The Herald are pleased to announce the creation of two new categories, or sections, for our...
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by George Custer | December 20, 2024 | Photographs by Herald readers | 0 Comments
Phot of the week: Hills Creek Reservoir
by George Custer | December 16, 2024 | Photographs by Herald readers | 0 Comments
Who says we don’t live in Paradise?
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Photo of the Week: Rainbow amongst the storms
by George Custer | November 15, 2024 | Front Page, Photographs by Herald readers | 0 Comments
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by George Custer | February 6, 2024 | Front Page, Photographs by Herald readers | 0 Comments
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