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Columns

Juneteenth and Washington’s Freedom Day

On Monday, June 20th, America will celebrate its newest Federal holiday, Juneteenth. Juneteenth also known as ‘Emancipation Day,’ Freedom Day, Black Independence Day or Jubilee ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, June 6, 2022 5:44 pm

Columns

The cool, the coy and the Chicken Coop

People in Washington are so cool. Cool as defined as being in a state of mind, or being what people admire or see as good. I ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, May 30, 2022 4:37 pm

Columns

The music that influenced my childhood

I’m on vacation but I wanted to re-share one of the most requested articles I’ve written. I really enjoyed the recent PBS program ‘American Masters’ ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, May 23, 2022 5:49 pm

Columns

Chautauqua memories handed down

I have received so many requests to repost the column I wrote about Washington’s Chautauqua, so I am sharing it again. Thanks to all of you for ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, May 16, 2022 6:21 pm

Columns

May memories

May was one of my favorite months when I was growing up. School was almost out, because back then we got out at the end of ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, May 9, 2022 6:41 pm

Columns

Our neighborhood watch

Recently on one of our morning walks, Milt and I passed a neighborhood that had a Neighborhood Watch Program. A Neighborhood Watch Program is a ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, May 2, 2022 6:21 pm

Columns

It started with bread pudding

If you have ever read ‘If you Give a Pig A Pancake’, ‘If you Give a Mouse A Cookie’, or any of the books in Laura ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, April 25, 2022 6:16 pm

Columns

The more we get together

By the end of this blessed Easter weekend, my heart was filled with joy and two songs resounded in my soul that have great meanings ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, April 18, 2022 5:34 pm

Columns

Rotary phones, not the Rotary club

I was at the museum the other day trying to find an app on my phone when an 11-year-old visitor named Brynn asked me what I was trying to find. I ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, April 11, 2022 3:30 pm

Columns

This is us-Beaufort County-not the TV show

Last week, I was asked during an interview with an Australian journalist about the Washington Waterfront Underground Railroad Museum’s impact on society.  She wanted to ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, April 4, 2022 4:03 pm

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