We all want the individual social freedoms that come with private transportation and residential privacies, broadly diverse occupational choices, and the political liberty to choose our leaders – things promised by our national inheritance. Protecting any of our inheritances comes with a significant cost, however. This cost is measured more in terms of time than of money. To conserve our political liberty every one of us must renew for ourselves and with our neighbors our collective understandings of what is included in government protected political liberty and social freedoms.

by Walter J. Smith

The Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. (Exodus 33:11)

by Walter J. Smith

A friend of mine talked to me recently about bartering software. Thinking our County could surely benefit from a bit of trading here and there (anything from leaf raking and gardening to ... well, whatever you have to share that you like to do and/or are good at), I investigated what is out there. I found one free (yes, free -- no fees or charges) site -- www.u-exchange.com -- that serves the purpose nicely. Another site that is vibrant down the branch in Union County is www.freecycle.org -- basically a giveaway site for stuff you don't need anymore.

Perhaps the last to know... but I discovered that our recycling drop off center in Enterprise now takes plastic -- though you need to removed the lids and put them 'in the bucket' separately.

I am so jazzed! I've been recycling glass and tin and various papers for a bit, and have been careful about buying food in plastic jars. But now there's a place to deal with it!

by Walter J. Smith

Three minutes’ thought would suffice to find this out, but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time.

A. E. Housman, 1905