Rose as idol and questions that linger in daily life
The narrator identifies with Rose from Golden Girls as a ditzy figure with deep thinking. She notices inconsistencies in stories, questions small details, and ponders curious moral and existential questions highlighted by a Lilly Tomlin film plot. The piece weaves pop culture reflections with urging signups for arts programs and contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Betty White
St. Olaf
Blanche
Blanch
Lilly Tomlin
Tomlin
Russian crafts guest explores American art world in Bluefield visit
Elena Jirova from Novgorod arrives under USAID World Learning program run by Bluefield State College. She shadows local shop owners, visits Brainerd Gallery and Bluefield Area Arts and Crafts Center, and shares Russian handmade traditions. She brings nesting dolls natrochki birch bark items papier mache and enamel jewelry samples to compare with American crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Jirova
Novgorod
Russia
Jirova
America
Center For International Understanding
Bluefield State College
United States
United States Agency For International Development - World Learning
Sudhakar Jamkhandi
Kathy Farley
Four Seasons Country
Princeton
Brainerd Gallery
Bluefield
Bluefield Area
Japan
Jane Thomas
Thomas
Sock monster myths and laundry questions answered
A reader asks about a sock monster in the dryer and Kathy explains there is likely a static monster causing socks to cling. She notes Whirlpool says vents are covered and suggests socks often stick to other clothes, explaining disappearing socks at a dinner party due to static cling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.P
Home
Susan Gianato
Kathy
Goofy
Whirlpool Consumer Services
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Kish
Kathy Kish
Daily Telegraph
Carnegie Hall
Lewisburg
Christy Clemons-Rodgers
Mountain State
West Virginia
Vy Tamarack
Tamarack
Rthree Rivers
Pittsburgh
TRAF
Sweetbriar St
JVA
S.A.S.E
P.O. Box
Honolulu
Hawaii
Elena Jirova
The
Ricky Scaggs
Grace
Dear Grace
Music Square
Nashville
Tenn
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P.O
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