Originally Published: April 12, 2021 9:49 a.m. Here are some events and other announcements about things happening in the Verde Valley. Red Rock Democrats discuss voting rights The Democrats of the Red Rocks (DORR) Breakfast at Home will host “How the Big Lie is Undermining Voting Rights” at…

I’ve lived in Dutchess County for almost three decades, and I do love living here. But sometimes you need a reminder of just how great something is, and I got that reminder from a popular travel show on PBS. Dutchess County is pretty awesome.The show is Samantha Brown’s…

In our monthly subscriber’s only essay, author David Keenan traces most of his adult obsessions back to a mind-expanding book, gifted to him by his Dad David Keenan by Heather Leigh In the summer of 1978, I made plans to get myself kidnapped by the Men in Black.…

A sign declares “Beauregard Strong” at Providence Baptist Church, and crosses honor the 23 killed in the March 3 tornadoes in Lee County. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com)On Wednesday, Reedy and Amy Long were busy sifting through the damage an Easter weekend fire had brought to their Opelika home.They…

Note to Editor: The Journey this week highlights the Burke Center for Youth and its Founder, Rosemary Campise. Rosemary (nee Burke) a single mother of Michael, Jeannie and Patrick, found a much-needed job at the Wimberley Children’s Center, teaching girls from Chicago in the classroom. But this school…

Compiled by the Deschutes County Historical Society from the archived copies of The Bulletin at the Deschutes Historical Museum100 Years AgoFor the week endingApril 10, 1921Water is thrown 100 feet in airOutdoor drill was held yesterday for the first time this year by the Bend fire department, the…

The Daily BeastWhy Matt Gaetz Was Left Twisting in the WindPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyEvery day, sometimes multiple times a day, come eye-popping new details in the Matt Gaetz scandal. But perhaps the worst thing of all for the Florida Republican, who is accused of underage sex…

Getty Images/ Portra Images Imaginative play is one of the best things about being a kid — and a toy castle is one of the best ways for kids to indulge that creativity. Creating a world full of fairy tale creatures, knights (we’ve got knight toy recommendations, too),…

Originally Published: April 9, 2021 8:39 a.m. Here are some events and other announcements about things happening in the Verde Valley. Sedona, Northern Arizona Healthcare partner for one-day vaccination site From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 13 at The Hub at Posse Grounds Park, the City…

The nuns’ daily email update was overtaken by news of infections. Ambulances blared into the driveways of their convents. Prayers for the sick went unanswered, prayers for the dead grew monotonous and, their cloistered world suddenly caving in, some of the sisters’ thoughts were halting.“How many of us,”…