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Local Commentaries

River development plans still in choppy water

I just read the article on the riverfront development proposal in today’s newspaper late last month when I got home from work. What a fiasco! I was at that meeting on Feb. 26. That article didn’t mention anything about the opposition to where they are putting this Kayak/Canoe/Motorized ...

View from Hickory Heights: Growing up on a farm

It has been a long time since I had children growing up on a farm. Things have changed dramatically over the years. Farm children now participate in many more activities. When our children grew up the opportunities were fewer. Our children rode the bus to school. They were part of the ...

Special flying days with Brooklyn legend

Rounding Third … Flying days with a Brooklyn legend Working a first-class flight with Eddie Gold was guaranteed to be a CRAZY day. As much as I loved flying with him – he terrified me. Back in the ‘70s, traveling businessmen wore suits and ties. Good manners and some formality still ...

Praise for the farmer

I will never forget the way some of my “friends” looked at me after my engagement was announced. In fact, I heard some of them snicker when I walked past them. I heard the one girl say, “She is going to marry a dairy farmer! Can you believe that?” I thought nothing about marrying a ...

Rounding Third …An important talk with The Man

OK, God. We need to talk. It occurs to me that since I’ll probably be making your acquaintance face to face sometime in the next decade or so, we have to get a few things straight. If you have plans for me sooner – like next year, or next month, or Saturday – then this is definitely the ...

Enlightening advice for all of us on road

Allow me to first state that I’m not a perfect driver or do I follow all the rules. However, I try to be safe and conscientious as I wield my 3,200-pound vehicle on the road. An ongoing issue with me, and the reason for this letter, is the misuse or lack of safe and proper lighting on ...