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Mark’s Bees!

Star News’ own Mark Childrey is a beekeeper in Reidsville, NC and he’s got some stories to tell. You’ll find the stories of Mark’s beekeeping exploits mixed with the honeybee news of the world. Mark loves his hobby & his bees, and it really shows in the tales he tells.

You’ll learn a lot about the science of beekeeping from Mark and I hope you visit his site often!

Benson’s Blog: The mother of all news stories

Be sure to check out Robert Benson’s blog on a regular basis!

The struggle toward inclusiveness

Vivian Paige is a Norfolk, VA Certified Public Accountant and (as you can see) has her own blog. She’s extremely well-spoken and is a great writer (as you can see as well). In this op-ed, she’s knocked it out of the park. Anytime that I read something that makes me sit back and say “Whoa!”, I feel that I have to share it with the readers. Enjoy Vivian’s article and be sure to visit her blog regularly.

Kelly Ballance knows her way around a grocery store. She takes her time to make sure that she buys the best foods for her family and she’s started What Are My Kids Eating?, a great blog about her adventures in making sure that her children are eating the things that are best for them.

What Are My Kids Eating? isn’t just for children’s nutrition though. She’s got tips and suggestions for everybody (and she tipped me off on the Orville Redenbacher’s Natural Popcorn…yum!). Make sure you read Kelly’s blog regularly. I promise you’ll learn something and eat well!

Cool tracks in the snow. Any guesses?

Be sure to read the whole blog article to get the excellent description. Nature at work, indeed.

NotAndySere: Prediction: McDonnell for Vice-President

I agree with the thoughts that Bob McDonnell would make a good VP candidate in 2012. He’s got the charisma and his growing name recognition are going to push his national profile much higher. However, I disagree with his thoughts about Virginia’s state budget having continuous problems for the next few years. I believe that with the economy picking up, the state budget woes will slowly go away.

But let’s look at the latter part of his article. I’ll agree that if Bolling assumes the Governor job, he locks in the nomination for the 2014 election. But it’s time for another Crazy Conspiracy theory. Cuccinelli could easily jump to the Lt. Governor slot on the ticket. and that would lead to an opening for the Republican Attorney General slot. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? A Southside VA candidate would be highly qualified for that slot, just sayin’.