Cooperative Living January 2019 - 6

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WRITE US!
SCHUYLER SHED IDENTITY CLARIFIED
I am writer Audrey T. Hingley, and I did
the story and photos for the NovemberDecember
2018 issue's Crossroads feature
on Schuyler, Virginia.
On page 32 there is a photo of a colorful
shed that's incorrectly identified as the site
where Earl Hamner Jr. had his real-life
printing press. The site is actually an old,
vintage-1800s structure that now houses
Walton's Mountain Country Store.
Walton's Mountain Country Store is
located at 6401 Rockfish River Road in
Schuyler, just in front of the restored Hamner
House, Earl Hamner Jr.'s homeplace. Walton's
Mountain Country Store offers Earl
Hamner Jr. books, DVDs, T-shirts and a
variety of items related to The Waltons.
I apologize for the error.
Thank you!
- Audrey T. Hingley
Urbanna
writing, Ms. Oxendine!
- Charis O.
Mineral
READER RECOUNTS
INTERESTING BUCKETTRUCK
EXPERIENCE
As always, I enjoyed Margo
Oxendine's article in the
November-December issue. As an
electrician, I had to go up in bucket trucks
to repair pole or sign lighting. I have a fear
of heights myself, so if I hadn't been up in a
while, I had to ease into it. Once I was
acclimated, I was fine.
My most notable adventure was in a
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borrowed old broken-down electric bucket
truck that chose to break down with me in
the air. I had to climb down the greasy pole.
Most disconcerting!
Thanks, Margo, for your self-deprecating
sense of humor. It is most appreciated.
- Don Baker
Gladys
BEWARE THE BIG-BILLED FINCHES!
I love birds and enjoy all the finches that
come to my bird feeders, but I have not
stopped laughing since reading the
Feathered Friends column about the
Eastern purple finch.
YOUNG READER ENJOYS
MARGO'S ADVENTURES
I am a 12-year-old girl living in Louisa
County. I love Cooperative Living magazine!
It is fun, local and clean. It talks about
things I understand and enjoy, and talks
about new things, too. I want to thank all the
people who make this magazine happen.
I also want to say that I really enjoy
Ms. Oxendine's column. It is very funny
but it isn't crude or confusing. I and many
others enjoy it for a reason. Thank you for
WhatzIt?
Each issue, we will publish a photo of a familiar
but unidentified object. You are invited to make
your best guess and submit it in writing, along
with your name, address and phone number.
Either mail to Whatzit?, c/o Cooperative Living,
P.O. Box 2340, Glen Allen, VA 23058-2340 or
guess online at co-opliving.com under
" Contests. " The deadline for this month's
entries is Jan. 18, 2019. Correct entries will
be placed in a drawing and the winner
announced in the March-April 2019 issue.
The winner will receive a check for $25. n
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About halfway down the first column,
there is the sentence, " Measuring about 6
inches long, this bird's conical bill is thick
and larger in proportion to its body than that
of other finches. " I am sure the finches at my
feeders do not have 6-inch-long conical bills!
I am also sure that Mr. Knuth did not
mean for the sentence to read that way, but
it slipped by and made us all stop and
laugh. Beware the misplaced modifier
because the results are frequently funny!
- Elizabeth White
Spotsylvania
THE GAME HAS BECOME
POLITICAL FOOTBALL
Regarding the issue of NFL players
kneeling during the national anthem, these
players are role models for many of our
youth. I believe it is an established fact
that they kneel for a variety of reasons
and sometimes for no reason other than
to support other players. The movement
has now even gone into youth-league
football and to the cheerleaders.
We can argue about the reasons for
kneeling, but has it been effective? NFL
attendance and TV viewing are down. The
players are mostly well-paid and need to
find other ways to promote their causes.
I have stopped watching NFL games
and I know several people who have either
stopped or reduced their watching on TV.
Patriotism and social justice are important
issues but football is a game that has
been turned into political football.
- William K. Phillips
Stuarts Draft
ATHLETES HAVE OTHER VENUES
FOR ACTIVISM
In the November-December issue's
Mailbag, pro-NFL-kneeling letter-writers
made the following points:
1) The national anthem belongs
to everyone;
2) Kneeling is a peaceful, respectful
way to protest;
3) Don't look;
The October
WHATZIT was
a grasshopper.
Reader
Nick Doukas
of Carson
was our
$25 winner.
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