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Simplify Your Life

If you’ve had one of those days, and you find yourself glancing at the clock only to discover that it’s already 5 p.m. (What!?) and dinner is not simmering cheerfully on the stove, then you may feel like you have limited options. Yes, there is the frozen meal or take-out route. And ...

Rural Restaurant

On a recent visit to Warren, my husband and I were looking for a Mom and Pop restaurant where we could have a late evening meal. When I researched on Google, I was surprised to find a rural restaurant located between Warren and Sugar Grove called Ribs n’ Bones Country Bar n’ Grill. I was ...

Woodstove Cooking

Saying Kerry Sweatman loves to cook from scratch is an understatement. Scratch-cooking to her means going back to the basics. Way back. Her favorite method of cooking is on a coal and woodburning stove. Hers happens to be a 1922 wood stove named Grace. The high school English teacher owns ...

Deck The Halls

Deck The Halls with boughs of history. Christmas has been celebrated in various means and traditions over the years. To find out how varied holiday celebrations in the home have become, The Post-Journal visited the Fenton History Center. At FHC, visitors will find various holiday ...

Royal Reading

Three years ago, a few of us in Jamestown received an unexpected gift in the mail. It was a book sent from a publisher in The Netherlands. Written by Annette van der Zijl, the book was entitled An American Princess, The Many Lives of Allene Tew. We received a copy of the book because we had ...

Researchers Examining How Dogs Got To Americas

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Your poodle may have a French pedigree, but Siberia played a major role in introducing dogs to the Americas. That’s part of the research conducted at the University of Illinois and the Illinois State Archaeological Survey, based on dog remains, including two dogs ...