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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Mother's Day isn't about gifts; it is about honoring

It has been a whole lot of years since I got up early on Mother's Day and went outside to pick a handful of buttercups …
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Sunday, May 6, 2012

It seems as though the Cold War was 'the good old days'

I miss the days of the Cold War. At least then we knew who our enemies were and could plan accordingly. If one of theirs …
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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Pre-antibiotic treatments: Some still do work

Ever have one of those times when you've just gotten done bragging that you haven't had a cold or the flu for a long time, …
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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Pirates' baseball, from stadiums to the sofa

Baseball is everywhere.Historians claim the beginnings of baseball date back over 300 years ago in Europe. Some claim that the actual basic rules were set …
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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Those 'comments' after news stories might reveal hidden agendas

I am a big supporter of the social networking sites and the freedom to share and comment on information on the web. The Arab Spring …
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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Fear of bats vs. loathing of bugs

Even though I should know better, I have always had a paralyzing fear of bats. I know they are beneficial because they eat something like …
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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Walter Hicks on the farm, Part 2

As I wrote last month, our farmer friend Walter Hicks passed away on Feb. 2, just 20 days short of his 99th birthday. About a …
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Sunday, March 11, 2012

The case against cheap gasoline

EDITOR'S NOTE: Freelance columnist Glenn Schuckers was the victim of a devastating house fire last week. This column was written prior to that event.Like everyone …
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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Bundy: Forget Bigfoot

As I scrolled down through the myriad of TV channels, I came across a program title that intrigued me - "Finding Bigfoot." I didn't have …
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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Salami slinging, other winter fun

Recently, I attended Winter Fun Day at Parker Dam with family and friends. Since running the Nearly Naked Mile or taking the Polar Bear Plunge …
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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Walt Hicks: Through the 20th Century

Our farmer friend Walter Hicks passed away on Feb. 2, just 20 days short of his 99th birthday. About a dozen years ago, he enlisted …
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Sunday, February 5, 2012

A birth brightens February's blahs

I don't know why, but for me February is the longest month of the year. I know it's the shortest day-wise (even with this year's …
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

The liar

"You're such a liar."After forty-some years, I can still hear my dad's acid-splash indictment, his scornful condemnation of me, his quiet, well-behaved honor student. He …
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Adventures with Rex

One of my son Kevin's former girlfriends had some unusual pets. There was the boa constrictor and the ferret, but the one I was personally …
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

What happened to my neighbor?

When I was in 11th grade, my U.S. History teacher, Mrs. Carlson, did a great job at making U.S. …
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Help to choose a new Sunday columnist

Three writers on today's Web page, Jim Brown Marilyn Secco and Susan Duffey, are finalists in our contest to recruit a fourth local Sunday freelance …
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Political lies now being spread by multi-million dollar super PACs

I am not mad as hell--- not yet, but I am getting there. And I get closer every time I hear what kind of money …
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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Pick up that phone, and you'll buy us all dinner!

Many programs have been created in the school scene to curb rude behavior; however, people of all ages are pretty creative in finding new ways …
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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Icr cream, the Republicans and Ron Paul

These days I feel like the fella standing in line at a Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Store, you know, the place with 31 different flavors. And …
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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Our nation was built on compromise

For the most part, we are a nation that was built on compromise, by people who were willing to listen to all sides and come …
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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas gifts and men: A disconnect

Christmas has arrived. It comes but once a year and for most men that is a blessing. Men, don't do well choosing presents at any …
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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Yes, Virginia ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following editorial, among the most famous ever written, appeared in The New York Sun in 1897 and remains appropriate for this holiday …
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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Can you write a better column than this one?

"I can write better columns than he can."Well, sure. On any given week, thousands of you can write a better column than I write, or …
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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Prostate cancer: The road to survival

There is a ballad ,"September Song," from 1930s where one verse goes like this - "Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December, …
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Being thankful for ... rules?

November reminds all of us to give thanks, and we all have a lot to be thankful for.I always give thanks for the second Tuesday …
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

I am guilty of these political charges

As Thanksgiving Day approaches, we all have much to be thankful for. I am also thankful that the general election has passed and we don't …
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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Presumption of innocence
hasn't been repealed

This week has seen a feeding frenzy from the major media outlets the likes of which I have seldom seen. I hate to be critical …
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Monday, November 7, 2011

Autumn, Thanksgiving and the cycle of living

By SAM BUNDY, freelance columnist Autumn has always been a difficult time for me. Maybe it's the dramatic change of the seasons as the leaves …
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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Old tapes. recovered memories

Technology can be both good and bad at times. Take videotaping, for example. I don't think any of us back in the last century (you …
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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Sometimes, ignorance is ours by choice

I read an article in Time magazine recently by one of its regular writers, Joe Kline. He quoted a lawyer in Missouri, a Bart Sullivan …
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

College-for-everyone canard is flim-flam

No one likes to be flimflammed. People hate getting conned, and being bamboozled makes them more than angry. Lately this country, and in particular young …
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