Dear editor, I love finding treasures in the great outdoors — freebies from a generous Creator, like colorful pebbles at the beach, textured grasses and wildflowers from roadsides and sweet, fragrant blackberries near a creek!

Dear editor, Recently the House of Representatives, having no serious issues to deal with in this country, passed a resolution apologizing on behalf of white Americans for the transgressions of previous generations for slavery and for the implementation of Jim Crow laws.