Funny Papers Again Column | This Whole Funny Papers Is a DC5 Hit
I am an avid reader, but with limited scope. I donāt read any contemporary novels and donāt know most of the names I see on various Top Ten Books lists. I am a fan of mysteries, though, but usually limit myself to Conan Doyle,...
Funny Papers Again Column | LOSSx3: A People We Cannot Lose, a Building We May Lose, a Group I Hope We Never Lose
For those of you who read last weekās column, I can honestly tell you I realized who the murderer of Roger Ackroyd was before it was revealed by the author. It was no great feat of detective prowess on my part, no great discerning...
Adventure Abounds Column: Preparing for an Emergency
Do you have proper emergency preparation in place? The recent wildfires should be a reminder to everyone to have emergency plans ready. The idea is to be prepared, whether the threat is a wildfire, earthquake, flood, long-term power outage or some other widespread problem.
A...
Worthy to Print Column | Enjoying Life
I think this is a time for confessions. I donāt want you to know about all my transgressions, but I will admit I am a Hedonist. Good grief! That looks pretty bad if you donāt know the definition. I actually discovered the meaning of...
Worthy to Print Column: Wear a Mask
Put on your thinking cap and try to remember what you were doing four months ago. Were you getting ready to go out to dinner? How about seeing that movie you wanted the whole family to see? Meeting with a Bible study group? Well,...
Window on the World Column | Bonus Time
Wishing we had more time, wishing for one more day, another hour with a person before they leave us and move to another sphere ā this is not an unfamiliar concept to most. Loss is all part of love, no doubt about it. You...
Letters to the Editor for Week of May 3
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Funny Papers Again Column | A Short Column Today, Folks, Cuz Deadlines Donāt Wait for Nobody
Growing up in Greenfield in the late 1950s through the ā60s and beyond, we (āweā meaning those whose parents, grandparents and beyond spoke English) were introduced to foreign languages and English with idioms and accents previously unknown to us. I doubt Iām alone of...
Worthy to Print Column | A Super Supervisor
You know I occasionally meet someone who has read my input for this fine periodical. They say something like, āOh I love your column and my mother never misses it.ā Occasionally, I even get questioned about how much the paper is paying me for...
Funny Papers Again Column | What Stories Lie Beneath the Stones?
I like cemeteries. That is not a ghoulish statement, or at least not meant to be. A cemetery is a walk through history, both recent and long ago, where the changing culture of a town, city or region is written on the headstones of...





















