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The morning of July 23rd I woke up with a stomachache. By noon the stomachache was bending me in half but, like a true child…
WHOEVER started the flattering rumor that the old ambulance barn has been remodeled certainly has a lot of gall. This individual passed the misinformation along…
THE MOST INTERESTING THING about former SoCo winemaker LaMarion Spence’s idea to help wine tasters avoid DUI arrests (not mentioned in the Press Democrat’s story…
GLOBITY, EMPIRACY, DOOM Dear Bruce, Empires come and empires go, and ours is over. Who said that? Anyone who has been paying attention. Sometimes the…
But first, a simple rule for killers: If you are going to murder someone in the United States, don’t try to get the job done…
FAIR MANAGER Jim Brown said Monday that this year's County Fair crowd was quite large, up at least 30% The amiably efficient Brown attributed improved…
The surprise visit from our landlord’s main man was not appreciated. Good thing I was midway through vacuuming up all the baking soda I’d sprinkled…
Across two evenings this week, we’ve been offered America’s future in a couple of visions. Neither of them offered the prime vitamin of bearable politics,…
RAILS & TRAILS Editor, Do you wish there were more safe places to walk and roll in your community? Share your vision for a trail…
Everything did change, not all at once, not in an obvious, visible way, at least at first, but the wheels were already in motion. Life…