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March 28, 2024

Window on the World Column | My Big Birthday

Lucy Jensen
It was likely about half a century since I had even paused at the bend of that place. It was created as a playground in the 1920s by Ogilvie, a Scottish barrister, this watery wonderland boating lake, which was inspired by his friend JM...

Funny Papers Again Column | A South County Scene: One Block on One Street in One Town

Steve Wilson
Some years ago, in a library in Southern California, I gave a book to a young lady in hopes she would find it a compelling story. She replied she had heard of the book but had yet to read it and thanked me for...

Worthy to Print Column | Storage and Music Memories

George Worthy
This has been a good week for cleaning out the old storage bin and start throwing away things that have been sent there to molder away. Of course they donā€™t just go away by themselves, so the city will be having a citywide garage...

Funny Papers Again Column | ā€˜Younger, Richer, Stronger, Better Looking,ā€™ and ASST. Interns

Steve Wilson
Weā€™ll get to the title of this weekā€™s column, kinda, but first I offer up mention of a television program both to conjure a memory in the likeminded and to inform a younger readership; if one exists. When I was a kid laying on a...

Letter to the Editor | September Is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Itā€™s Time to Talk About It

To the Editor: Suicide is one of the most challenging societal issues of our time, claiming more lives than war, murder and natural disasters combined. Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide rates increased approximately 36% between 2000 and 2021. Suicide was...

Worthy to Print Column | My Inspirations

George Worthy
Some of you must be wondering how I got such a high-paying job with such little experience. Well, since I have been doing this for a few years, I thought I would fill you in. It has been a long time since I begged...

Window on the World Column | The Annual English Tea Party Is Back

Lucy Jensen
It has been a very long time since our last tea party ā€” 2019, if Iā€™m not mistaken. Prior to Covid, the annual tea parties were very popular. Then Covid came along and sucked all the fun, drove our traditions into the ground. Somehow...

Guest Column | Fight the Flu by Getting the Vaccine This Fall

Rena Salamacha
Believe it or not, itā€™s time once again to talk about influenza. The typical flu season in the United States begins after Labor Day, and can extend into the early spring of the following year. Our best defense has always been, and continues to...

Funny Papers Again Column | ā€˜One Ticket for Greenfield, Please.ā€™ ā€˜ER, Which One?ā€™

Steve Wilson
I donā€™t believe I am alone in thinking the last two Funny Papers Again columns were just not necessary. While like most citizens, I have personal positions regarding the present political atmosphere in America, but that does not mean I should use space in...

Worthy to Print Column | ā€˜Cheersā€™ to Kindness

George Worthy
ā€œMaking your way in the world today takes everything youā€™ve got, taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. Wouldnā€™t you like to get away? Sometimes you want to go, where everybody knows your name, and they are always glad...
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