Everybody that sits down and blesses a table and enjoys a meal has somebody like myself and countless other small farmers around the world to thank for that. Sylvester “Sky” Edwards: My true passion has always been growing my own food. Being part of the Mormon faith, we’re admonished to […]
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“My initials are inside a casket, J.B.,” said Bean. Jeffery L. Bean: We are making things for a person that they will put their loved one in. It’s a very memorable moment in their life. I lost two family members at one time – my mom and her sister. I […]
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It’s sort of brought out a little bit of pride in us — because if we can make it in the toughest place in America, that means that we’re pretty resilient. — Margy Miller Vanda Rice: Three years ago The New York Times released an article saying that Clay County was […]
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Environmentalism is a bad word, but we’re just trying to clean up the streams. — Stanley Jennings Stanley Jennings: When I worked in the coal mines we had meetings where the safety man would come and say, ‘You got to follow the law. You got to follow these […]
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“I’ve tried to retire a couple of times, but I’ve got to be doing something… It’s good tasting water. They come from all around to get it. I have a well, but this is better. They call it the healing water. I’ve been drinking this a long time. It’s special. […]
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“I let my fingers do the walking and the strings do the talking.” Leo ‘Bud’ Welch: When I’d be playing, I be playing from my heart — not from my skin, or from my body, but from my heart. I don’t think there’s nothing more joyful in the world than music. […]
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