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Ramblin’ Road: A snippet of romanticized good ole days

Phyllis McCrossin by Phyllis McCrossin Life is returning to our normal. We left the Fortress of Solitude this weekend and joined the rest of the world. The boys spent the…

Editor February 7, 2022

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Area retirees group shares recipe for burnt grapes dish

by Kathy Hamman Miller Burnt Grapes This delicious recipe was brought back from a small community of retirees who were gracious enough to share a favorite of theirs. And yes,…

Editor February 6, 2022

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Trouble always seems to find Barry Sheriff Dar Leaf

Dialogue from a scene in the 1956 movie, “The Lone Ranger”: The Lone Ranger: “Try to stay out of trouble, Tonto.” Tonto: “Tonto no go looking for trouble, but trouble…

Editor February 4, 2022

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Basura: Gyotaku Japanese artistry after catching fish

"So soon we get old. So late we get smart." — Anonymous The word gyotaku is Japanese, and means, literally, fish print. In the mid-1800s, Japanese fishermen came up with…

Editor February 3, 2022

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Army Bob: What we’ve had here is failure of leadership

by Robert M. Traxler It is time for leadership on the public health front; it is always better to lead people than to dictate to or order folks. An old…

Editor February 3, 2022

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We partied at home during infamous Polar Vortex of ’19

by Denise Dykstra With a winter storm forecast to arrive this week, I did some serious meal prep work to hopefully not have to go out before the storm when…

Editor February 1, 2022

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Yes It’s True: Stafford ends my boycott of Super Bowl

Like many other football fans in Michigan, I was thrilled and pleased with the news that Matthew Stafford’s quest to play in the Super Bowl is finally being met two…

Editor January 31, 2022

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Ramblin’ Road: Our lifestyle seems cheap, but contented

by Phyllis McCrossin It’s going to be another quiet week. Phyllis McCrossin The boys are with their father and King is laid up with a mild case of shingles. I…

Editor January 31, 2022

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Pumpkin pie provides a blast from days gone by

Pumpkin Pie by Kathy Hamman Miller This pie crust recipe was shared with me more than 40 years ago and right away I found it to be very easy to…

Editor January 30, 2022

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Yes It’s True: A cautionary tale offered to school board

“I lit my purest candle close to myWindow, hoping it would catch the eyeOf any vagabond who passed it by,And I waited in my fleeting house… "Tell me stories," I…

Editor January 28, 2022