Sitting at my desk, I glance around the room at the various battery-operated devices that somehow have become necessities. At first, I make a mental note of the ones that require the insertion of …
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Hudson Cooper
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1/20/23
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I come home to a message on my answering machine from the big boss at the paper. I figure I must be in trouble…again. After all, I did write about the company picnic, but that was so long ago. …
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Ramona Jan
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1/17/23
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It was very simple - All I had to do was go to the 9th floor and look for Ste. 912 as I was instructed to do. Mike had dropped me off at the main entrance and after parking the car in the parking …
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June Donohue
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1/13/23
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It has been about two years since the tomato feta pasta has gone viral and I still make that dish religiously. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, shrimp can be added in. It has the same great flavor …
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Claire Stabbert
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1/13/23
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Most of us do this action at least twice a day. I am not alluding to seeing what your friends posted on Facebook nor checking your email. This column is about brushing your teeth and the historical …
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Hudson Cooper
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1/13/23
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MAMAKATING — Famed Danish philosopher and writer, Soren Kirkegaard, once wrote: “What is a poet? A person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as …
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Mamakating Public Library Director Cheryl Jones
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1/10/23
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During Christmas dinner with friends, a car, headlights gleaming, stops in front of the house. We’re not expecting anyone else. In fact, we just finished the main course. Someone gets out of …
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Ramona Jan
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1/10/23
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I think we can all agree that it’s time again for a full-length Columbo movie. The first Columbo movie, technically a TV pilot, aired in 1968. The second pilot was released in ’71 and …
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Ramona Jan
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1/6/23
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There's an odd satisfaction in knowing that there's one thing that I will never need to buy again.
Something that I can forever check off life's perennial need-to-get …
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Barry Lewis
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1/6/23
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If you’re like me, your favorite part of a fresh lasagna is the corner piece. This dish is like an entire pan of corner pieces. That’s why when I saw this dish, adapted from Giada De …
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Claire Stabbert
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1/6/23
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Did you enjoy the warm weather we have had lately? Don't worry it won't last and we will be back to winter before long. But this warm weather does pose a problem for your yard.
After the …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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1/6/23
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