At his swearing in, the newly elected Mayor of Groveland Keith Keogh made two points quite clear – 1. citizens are the leaders and 2. elected officials are the servants to the citizens. I cannot agree more with him.  Once a year in selected municipalities and every two years in our state and federal jurisdictions,…

What is the most despised word in April?  Taxes!  In fact, have you ever met anyone who speaks positively about them? We loathe paying them. We attempt to get out of paying them at every turn. We hire lawyers and tax accountants to shield us from them. We argue “Why pay taxes, we live in a…

Spring is by far the best time to be on a farm. Everything is alive! Flowers open right in front of your eyes, creaking bamboo grows right in front of you, mulberries ripen as you walk by them.