RALEIGH, N.C. — If the holidays are truly a time for peace on earth and goodwill toward all, someone forgot to tell the Christmas tree people. For these holiday antagonists, there can be no yule truce: It’s either a natural tree grown at a farm or an artificial model that lasts year after year.
The Delaware County District Library invites you to a very special program entitled “Disappearing Landscapes” featuring nationally known local artist Linda Wesner, who will discuss her passion for landscapes, particularly those in Delaware County. Wesner has been a resident intermittently for 25 years, but since her last return, she noticed that beautiful scenes are disappearing daily, and she is trying to capture the rural side of Delaware County before it vanishes to growth and development.
HOUSTON — Two portraits of a smiling Rep. Gabrielle Giffords gave the nation its closest look yet at the congresswoman’s remarkable recovery less than six months after she was shot in the head at point-blank range outside a supermarket.