Opinion

Scratchin' Out A Little Living

Scratchin' Out A Little Living

Scratchin' Out A Little Living

If you search van life on Youtube or van conversions, bus conversions, shuttle bus conversions, or any of the above, you will find - like a Russian doll- another and another and another mobile dwelling, each one as unique as the owner who built it.
Travels in Grants

Travels in Grants

Travels in Grants

Time to get more supplies. I'm trying to use real money to help me see how much I'm really spending. The $10 and $20 bills shrink before my eyes. Should I grow a vegetable garden this year or try to barter for services?
The Postscript

The Postscript

The Postscript

I spent last week trying to be useful. I volunteered for a writers’ conference in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where my husband, Peter, and I stay. I love writers’ conferences.

Civics Potpourri

August will mark 23 years since I started my journey into politics and government. These past two decades, I have worked in various levels of government agencies and spent time on political campaigns with local and federal candidates.
State of Affairs

State of Affairs

State of Affairs

We’ve lived through one full year of war in Ukraine. For me, this is an interesting milestone. I was young, very young, when the Afghan War began. Yet, it left a profound mark on my upbringing.

Ask Nancy Q+A: Lacking Neighborly Love

Dear Nancy, Three years ago, I was in a devastating car accident that changed my life. The severity of the wreck badly burned my entire body with most of the damage done to my face. My right arm had to be amputated below my elbow.
Always Living and Learning

Always Living and Learning

Always Living and Learning

Decorated Native American writer and college professor N (Navarre) Scott Momaday once wrote an essay about his one and only meeting with his great grandmother, an aged, loving woman named Keahdinekeah. The essay appeared in Momaday’s 1976 book called `The Names,’ a memoir of his life.