Last week, a subscriber came into the Beacon office to ask for help with a one-legged ibis. The ibis was stranded by his flock (or in bird lingo, a wedge, or congregation or stand of birds). Peopl…
Recently a reader wrote to Eco-Watch and asked what she could do to help the environment. She was concerned about the ecosys- tem and its decline in protective measures to save our planet.
It w…
By Dr. Raymond A. James
What does it mean to be a good physician? What makes a physician great? These are difficult questions, and they can mean different things to different people. Some…
Hopefully this year’s spending spree will include all the animal welfare organizations, among them those that shelter and care for thomeless, abused and dis- carded dogs and cats. Other agencies i…
The dedication of the new island Christmas tree gave the island a moment of cultural clarity last Sunday night. It was a perfect evening – the cookies, the weather, the breeze, the sunset.
The…
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses and all the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again.”
Lewis Carroll
There is now a great push…
The first newspaper in the U.S. colonies was a weekly, like ours. Appearing on April 24, 1704, the “Boston News-Letter” was sold at a “shop near the Old Meeting House” and printed by Bartholomew G…
“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.” J.M. Barrie
When I first came to Boca Grande in 1978, I was in third grade. It immediately became one of my…
With Thanksgiving right around the corner I started looking at some recipes that have been given to me. I stumbled across a recipe that I made for Thanksgiving back in 2020. The recipe is from…
