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My optimism from spring fever tops filthy snowbanks
by Denise Dykstra "Pure Michigan" seems to be feeling purely worn out right now. I realize it’s a broad statement to claim that spring fever has caught us all, but…
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Ramblin’ Road: Aventures in paradise come at a cost
by Phyllis McCrossin In my previous life (before retirement) I used to talk to a lot of people. I could strike up a conversation with a total stranger and was…
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Chicken Pot Pie Tater Tot Casserole is 2-way player
by Kathy Hamman Miller Talk about feeding two needs with one deed! My Grands say this tastes like chicken pot pie with a bonus of another of their favorites —…
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One Small Voice: Why let dumb things bother me so?
by Lynn Mandaville Lately, it seems, I’m bothered by the dumbest things. Take Super Bowl LVI for example. The game itself, its half-time show, and the advertisers who compete with…
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Yes It’s True: Buyer beware for on-line gambling sites
“A fool and his money are soon parted” — An old English proverb first attributed to Thomas Tusser in Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie, 1573 “There’s a sucker born every…
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Army Bob: First smoke jumpers were WWII African American soldiers
by Robert M. Traxler A few weeks ago, I had cataract surgery in one eye, and two weeks later the second eye. I can’t say it was fun, far from…
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Basura: Are the stakes that high for a proper baptism?
Mark 16:16, KJV: "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." A Catholic priest has resigned after a church investigation found…
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I was the designated driver for a doctor’s appointment
Denise Dykstra I was the designated driver for a doctor’s appointment. I was told I would be in a waiting room with no one else there, HGTV would be on…
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Ramblin’ Road: My 1st visit with Ox Bow in Saugatuck
by Phyllis McCrossin They say the sense of smell is a strong memory trigger, and they (whoever they are) are probably right. But, I’d have to add that music is…
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Great Aunt Rena’s recipe just in time for Valentine
This is how to make Great Aunt Rena's no-church ice cream treat. Ingredients: 1-12 ounce can Evaporated Milk1 cup whole milk 25 large marshmallows Directions: The old recipe calls to scald…