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BREAKING THE SAD CYCLE
I would like to convey my deep
thanks for the truly encouraging cover
story, The Making of Men, in the May
issue. I hold deeply a passion for fathers
to actively and strategically raise their
sons to and through the passage to noble
manhood. I think this article will inform
many fathers who desire to do this, but
just don't know how. Seeing it in action
will give many the clarity to come up
with their own ideas.
As a volunteer mentor in a local jail, I
see far too many men who simply had
no experience or example of noble
manhood in their lives. They simply
were never shown what virtue and
nobility looks like.
Thank you for stepping up
to help break this sad cycle.
- David Berryman
Via email
TRESPASSING
I am writing concerning
the article The Making of
Men. In the article, it
shows the map of the
float down the
Bullpasture and
Cowpasture rivers.
The Bullpasture and
Cowpasture are
designated nonnavigable
waterways
until the point
where the
Cowpasture
crosses Rt. 42. So without all
adjoining landowners' permission
through that stretch the Owings family
was actually trespassing. Please print this
to save your readers the chance of a
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citation or a confrontation
with an angry landowner.
- Jeff Fordman
Via email
READER GIVES
RAVE REVIEW
Margo Oxendine's slant on
life in her column, Rural
Living, never fails to make me chuckle!
I also enjoy all the ideas to save money
and do my part for the planet. The
reviews of small and forgotten towns are
wonderful discoveries and show how
they are re-vitalized. Your Virginia
restaurant reviews are out-of-the-cookiecutter
standard, exposing the delights of
lessor-known establishments for some
grand regional favorites.
WHAT
ABOUT
THE GIRLS?
I enjoyed
reading the
May 2019
cover story
about the
Owings family
and the
wonderful river
trips the father
undertook with
his sons. As an
outdoor enthusiast
myself, I can
appreciate the ways
time in the wilderness
can strengthen a
person and provide perspective that is
difficult to obtain elsewhere. I was
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- Jama Beasley
Via Facebook
intrigued, though, when I read the family
also has two daughters. Did they have nine
days in the wilderness with one of their
parents? The article did not indicate any
such thing and with the emphasis on
" manhood, " I assume this adventure was
limited to the sons.
While the family's decision in this is their
own, I would like to point this out because
it perpetuates a stereotype. Many women
also enjoy being in the outdoors (and
conversely, many men don't). As a young
girl I might have felt discouraged reading
the article due to the implication, even if
not intentional, that adventures like these
are relegated to boys. Now, as a woman, I
know better - wilderness trips are for
anyone, of any gender, with the passion and
preparedness to undertake the planned trip.
So to all the young women out there -
if you're interested in the outdoors, don't
be afraid to get out there!
- Kristi Wright
Front Royal
A SUGGESTION FOR DINING
WITH DAN
I really enjoy Cooperative Living
magazine. I especially like the Dining With
Dan column. I'd like to suggest you include
a Virginia map with this feature (similar
to what you do with the Crossroads
column). That would be an easy way for
me, and others, to see how close to home
The March-April
WHATZIT
was denim jeans.
Catharine Mathis
of Woodford was
our $25 winner.
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Catharine! n
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