Letter to the Editor | Up in Arms Over Garbage
To the Editor:
Today (Jan. 11) I received a letter from Waste Management in the mail. It threatened to fine me if I didnāt recycle properly. There was a picture of some waste that was not recognizable. I wanted an explanation, so I tried to called them....
Letter to the Editor: Us vs. Them
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Window on the World Column | Grandmas Gone Wild
With the world starting to reopen, we were hoping to have a bit of a newsie reunion. Several of us from the newspaper industry had remained friends over the years, enabled by the easiness of social media and genuine friendships that survived the test...
Window on the World Column | Training It
I landed at London Heathrow Airport, as I have done many times these past 37 years. I checked into my fave airport hotel ā the Hilton Garden Airport Hotel at Terminal 2 and relaxed for the rest of the day, culminating in a delicious...
Funny Papers Again Column | āSink or Swimā ā In Greenfield You Can Do Neither
Throughout my educational career I attended college and university at an erratic pace with time gaps of months and even years; but during each of those academic periods there was the need for income. Twice during those periods while attending classes I found that...
Worthy to Print Column | Hey! Merry Christmas
I love this holiday. The kids and grandkids and anybody that canāt make the trip during the year will call and ask for gas money so they can come. Thatās cool because they are pretty precious to us and they show up even if...
Window on the World Column | Words and Memories With Friends
We have been playing online āWords with Friendsā for a good while now. When she first started, I could beat her rather successfully. Nowadays, Iām lucky to win the odd game. She always was a clever-clogs. One of the great wonders of the modern...
Worthy to Print Column | And Then There Was One
So Iām sitting in my favorite chair lacing up my tennis shoes when the phone rings. Iām only a little concerned because Lorraine pays all the bills and she has not advised me that we are in trouble. I look at the phone only...



















