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by Lynn Mandaville Used to be that masks were for Halloween costumes, catchers, goalies, super-heroes, doctors, nurses and crooks. As a child I loved masks for Halloween because a full-face…

“All the memories came flooding back… old Mrs. McAvoy eating that horrible chicken and the terrified child running from the burning wreck.” — Vivian Stanshall, “Rawlinson End,” 1972 I suppose…

AUTHOR' NOTE: I am a retired newspaper editor/reporter. After 40-some years of working for various newspapers throughout the Midwest, I hung up my notepad, turned in my red pencil and…

State of Confusion: I was listening to the radio in my truck Monday when the program announcer said they were going to talk with a barber from Owosso named Karl…

EDITOR’S NOTE: Townbroadcast is introducing a column from Allegan County native Phyllis McCrossin, a retired newspaper reporter who spends her warmer months living in Hamilton. McCrossin and this editor briefly…

I really don’t know if Tara Reade’s sexual assault accusations against former Vice President Joe Biden are true. I also don’t know if Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s charges two years…

This is another great recipe to make with the kids. Grandma always used her canned apples, but you could choose any style pie filling and cake mix. The flavor is…

Though I often boast about my knowledge and understanding of history, I have struggled for a long time with economics. It was so bad for me that I avoided taking…