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Nancy Blackmon

Past time to take hard look at gun tragedies

It’s another news story about another mass shooting. This time 26 people died inside a little church in Texas. We hardly go a month, heck ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, November 8, 2017 1:40 am

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If we listen, we find common ground

It’s Tuesday morning and it is a beautiful morning. The sky is October blue and there is a cool, light breeze ruffling the trees. It’s ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, October 4, 2017 1:14 am

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Out of the comfort zone, discovery

It is dark outside my bedroom window. I see shadows from the security light dancing on the ground as I reach to close the blinds. ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 2:51 am

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Thoughts from the (boiled) peanut gallery

Hurricane To-Do List Take down the hanging ferns — check. Close the umbrellas on the deck and lay them down — check. Make sure plastic ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, September 13, 2017 12:11 am

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Some days, ‘lalalala la’ antidote to news

Some days I want to stick my fingers in my ears and scream, “LA, LA, LAAAAA,” until I have no breath left in me. Today ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, September 6, 2017 12:06 am

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Bring out the pumpkins, it’s almost fall

There is a little hint of autumn in the air the last few days. Of course, the calendar tells me it is still summer, but ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 1:32 am

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Peaceful living can be more than theory

Unity, peace, harmony are words floating around right now. Unfortunately, so are the words White Nationalists, Neo-Nazis and KKK. It feels like a strange time ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 12:35 am

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Creeped out by new ‘creations’

She looks real — eerily, interestingly, kinda creepily — real. When her dark eyes blink, there is almost an expression in them as her lips ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 2, 2017 12:25 pm

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All the Nancys came ‘round for this birthday

Just yesterday, I was 10-years-old; I turned around and I was 23. One deep breath and I hit age 45. I blinked my eyes and ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 1:30 am

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Sentimental about dirt necklaces, but it’s hot out there

The other day someone mentioned their grandchildren having “dirt necklaces.” I laughed because I hadn’t thought about those in years and it brought back memories ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 12, 2017 12:00 am

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