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Conservation Corner: Ask yourself, and then ask your neighbor

A friend told me something years ago that I’ve always remembered, both because it’s funny and it’s true. On Saturday Night Live, someone asked Rosanna ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, December 27, 2017 10:52 pm

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Conservation Corner: God invented glue

This time in our country’s history is the most divisive, combative, and judgmental time in my memory. And I’m old, so there is a lot ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 3:46 pm

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Betsy Burdett: “No!” is a complete sentence

My guess is that all of us are feeling pushed pretty much every day. Some people like being so busy that they do not have ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, October 25, 2017 3:33 pm

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Conservation Corner: Moving too fast has consequences

We hear lots of complaints about the aches and pains of getting old, but I’m beginning to think that there are many often overlooked advantages ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 3:33 pm

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Conservation Corner: Fresh air or cool air?

Believe it or not, I often spend the whole month thinking about a possible subject for the next Conservation Corner. Sometimes a blast of insight ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 3:37 pm

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Conservation Corner: Water runs downhill, carrying whatever it can along the way

I want to spend a few minutes expounding upon the simple premise that water flows downhill, and takes whatever it can with it as is ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 10:00 pm

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Your property rights stop at your property line

The flip side of ‘Your property rights stop at your property line’ is that your responsibilities start at your property line. Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, June 28, 2017 8:38 pm

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Go take a walk. Maybe you’ll learn something.

A couple of weeks ago I needed to move my two ponies from the pasture here at home to a pasture closer to town, necessitating ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, May 24, 2017 9:30 pm

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Conservation Corner: Lack of land ownership equals poverty

At this moment I am sitting in a crowded airplane on the way home from Guatemala. I came as one member of a group visiting ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:00 pm

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Conservation Corner: The hidden costs of progress

Last Sunday afternoon I was driving home from Belmont, N.C. by myself listening to good music, basically daydreaming the whole time. Of course I was ... Read more

by Betsy Burdett, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 10:00 pm

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