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March 4, 2026

Funny Papers Again Column | We All Lose When Fear Rules the Day

Steve Wilson
OK, so I’m 21 years old and I’m driving this flatbed dooley along the horseshoe canal and two guys come running toward me frantically waving their arms, and because I know these young men, I stop the vehicle. Good opening sentence, huh? Let me...

Worthy to Print Column | Past = Future — Part II

George Worthy
There was a change in the pitch of the engines on the plane that woke me up. I wasn’t concerned because if one is heading into a war zone, it is not hard to stay awake. Everything is new and you don’t want to...

Funny Papers Again Column | Thoughts and Words From Sources Known and Unknown

Steve Wilson
The good and bad aspects of choosing a title line (see above) for a column is once up there, the writer is bound to it throughout the piece. If the writer adheres to the subject of the title throughout all is well, but if...

Worthy to Print Column: It’s Just a Phone

Do you have a ā€œsmart phone?ā€ I’m not sure what makes a smart phone or a dumb phone, but I’m pretty sure I got the dumb one. I mean, I see folks walking around all day looking at their phones, and if the phones...

Funny Papers Again Column | Missouri and Florida: Never the Twain Shall Meet?

I have always enjoyed words and how they are used, but as I have not kept up on the grammatical, I frankly admit to longer being able to accurately describe, or recognize in use, the dangling participle or the gerund, nor would I be...

Window on the World Column | No Doubting the Universe

ā€œNo doubt the universe will unfold as it should,ā€ I tell my husband (sort of citing my favorite poem ā€œDesiderataā€). This was after we returned home from our neighbor’s place up the hill. Most times you go to neighboring homes and receive tomatoes or...

Worthy to Print Column | Happy Birthday to Me

It appears as though His Highness has granted me another trip around the sun. I have a lot of trips at this point in my life. That’s OK though. As long as I’m here as long as Betty White, who shares a birthdate with...

Funny Papers Again Column | To Vote, or Not to Vote … That Is the Real Question

A recent article in the latest Rustler and Tribune editions informs of upcoming voting changes in the city of Greenfield (ā€œDistrictwide Elections on the Horizon,ā€ March 24) and I thought I would take a few inches of newsprint to offer some opinions on the...

Jake and Krysta

Worthy to Print by George Worthy

Guest Column | Don’t Forget to Enjoy the Great Outdoors

While home confinement kept us safe during the worst of the pandemic, good health always begins with a regular routine of physical activity. The evidence is quite clear: Those who keep active demonstrate a decreased risk of chronic diseases and a more positive outlook...
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