SMSheryl Massaro

1. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Sheryl Massaro

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   So far in 2026, wildfires have burned more than 5 million acres of trees, grass and brush in the United States alone. They have burned more than 9 million acres in Canada and more than 1 million in Europe. Countless homes and memories — and some of our brother and sister humans and animals — are gone as well. In the United States, people cause nearly 85% of wildland fires. Most of us tend to think of trees as individual organisms, and many are. But some also share or intertwine their root sy

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2. Article · Jul 7, 2026 · Sheryl Massaro

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   My worlds of poetry and painting converged in mid-June during what has become a delightful event — volunteering at the hanging of a new exhibit at Artspiration Frederick. I managed to sign up for a half-day poetry writing marathon, forgetting it was the same day I’d volunteered to take over the front desk shifts of two friends who had been donating way too many hours and needed a break. An unscientific take on an issue in the news. Get the insider's scoop on the best that Frederick has to of

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