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As we head into the holiday weekend, there is more gloom on the horizon with Covid. As the Pfizer vaccine is distributed around the world and the Moderna vaccine getting ready to do the same, now …
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Jim Boxberger - Correspondent
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12/24/20
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You may be stuck inside since the snowstorm this week, you might even have the kids stuck inside with you as well. Playing games, watching Netflix or Disney plus or just getting ready for Christmas. …
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Jim Boxberger - Correspondent
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12/18/20
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You may be stuck inside since the snowstorm this week, you might even have the kids stuck inside with you as well. Playing games, watching Netflix or Disney plus or just getting ready for Christmas. …
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Jim Boxberger - Columnist
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12/17/20
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Now that Thanksgiving is over all eyes turn to Christmas and that all important Christmas tree. If you are putting up the artificial tree again this year then this column will be of no use to you, …
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Jim Boxberger - Columnist
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12/10/20
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about black pepper and its origin. So this week, I decided to take on a couple other spices that are used quite frequently this time of year. The first spice is one that is …
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Jim Boxberger - Correspondent
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12/4/20
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Another Thanksgiving has come and gone, and now we counting down the days till Christmas. Since I was a kid, I can remember driving around at night to see all the lights displays. Of course as a kid, …
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Jim Boxberger - Correspondent
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11/27/20
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Trying to get ready for our Black Friday Sale next week has got me running around like a chicken with my head cut off.
I said that today to a few of my staff and the older staff member new …
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Jim Boxberger - Correspondent
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11/20/20
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Where has this fall gone already? We are half way through November, and I can't believe black Friday is only two weeks away.
Deer season is already in full swing and after spending a lot of time …
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Jim Boxberger - Correspondent
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11/13/20
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So I received an email today from our True Value sales representative about a very interesting topic, a shortage of aluminum cans. He sent along a report compiled from CEO reports and Credit Suisse …
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Jim Boxberger - Correspondent
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11/6/20
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We have had a couple of good frosts now, most of the leaves have fallen and the perennials are starting to die back down to the ground. Before they are gone all the way this is a good time to dig and …
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Jim Boxberger - Correspondent
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10/30/20
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So this spring we sold many different types of peppers, from Green Bells to Carolina Reapers. But one type of pepper we didn't have, black pepper.
The types of peppers we have are from the …
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Jim Boxberger - Correspondent
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10/23/20
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Reading the Democrat on Tuesday, I saw the headline about the tipping fees going up at the landfill. It's not a done deal yet, but that is just a formality at this point. The legislators already said …
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Jim Boxberger - Correspondent
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10/13/20
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