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if you can’t take the cold, get in the kitchen

January 31st, 2011 · No Comments · appalachian history, food, recipes

I guess I don’t have to point out to anyone who lives on the East Coast that this is the coldest winter on record; a winter that comes after the hottest summer on record. (Memo to Ken Cuccinelli: It’s global warming STUPID.) When I’m confined to our Humble Little Cottage for any length of time [...]

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heroes and villains: robert chapman osborne

October 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · appalachian history

On the evening of Sunday, March 20, 1927, Robert Chapman “Chap” Osborne, a prohibition officer for the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office pulled over a vehicle suspected of transporting illegal alcohol near the town of Richlands, Virginia. The 46 year-old Tazewell native had been a county prohibition officer for 5 years. As a young man, Osborne [...]

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