For more than thirty four years, Effort, Pa. was home to a very special manufacturing firm that emloyed as many as 60 people in this small, rural community. The Better Made Manufacturing Co., founded in 1949, made blouses that were sold in many stores locally, including K-Mart.

The blouse factory was owned and operated by Lawrence "Larry" C. Liero, Sr., better known to those around the village as "The Mayor of Effort". The son of Italian immigrants, Mr. Liero was...

We've enjoyed the scenic beauty of its rolling pastures, wooded highlands, and streaming waters. We've loved the old buildings, dams, and waterfronts. We've appreciated the street art, the storefronts, and it's definitely a book lover's paradise!

What has confused us is the people. Admittedly, we've noticed since Virginia that as we move north the public reception has gone from the Southern smiling greeting: "Hi, how're ya?" to a reserved nod, and in Maine the nod's disappeared...

Literally, this blog title means "until we meet again" or "good-bye for the present time". I find that most fitting for what I'm announcing here.

You know, I came to CD Forum green and naive as regards the acceptance and understanding of Christianity. I came here with a limited scope as compared to the vast differences that plague the Body of Christ. I thought everyone at least believed in Christ as a person and truly the only issue was whether one accepted him...

Just wanted to post a quick note on God's continuing provision for my needs.

First a little background. My one consistent and ongoing computer programming client who has had me doing work for him for the last couple of months went out of town toward the tail end of last month and has been gone out of town again this past week. Such that further work from him has been delayed substantially.

He has more work and has said so (and there is no reason to doubt this as he...

[I]Hello, I am Coach Jerry head coach for the 10-11 year old wolfpack football team. We pratice at Album park Monday thru Friday 1 Aug until the end of the season. We also have a 8-9 year old team. At this time we are accepting 8 and 9 year old children who are interested in joining the team. We have coaches who understand the game of football and love teaching the basics of the game. We have 100% of support from the parents, a great cheer leading squad and even a booster club with a president...