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Well, we moved across the valley to a small town-estimated size 4600 residents--not including the bears. I can't believe I'm living in a place where bears frequent the backyards. Neighbors say things like, "Oh yes, the bears can be a nuisance if you don't keep your garbage cans tied d… Continue

I don’t embrace life—I struggle with it. I find it precarious and I’m sure the fault lies with my third grade teacher, who read us John Steinbeck novels at nap time and graphically explained there were no absolutes anywhere in the universe. Grandma Banta, my 70 year-old small town neighbor,… Continue