….. It’s that time of life we all know is coming. Fall? Football season? Nope, the season of letting go. Many parents are packing up their kids for college. I’m not gonna sugar coat this stage of parenthood. It’s the toughest of all. Granted,…
By Tamara Pettit …three suspicious deaths from 1963 I first saw the file of the three “suspicious deaths” in 1965 which contained the “letter from a dead man” but periodically it would become my obsession. What had I missed? What had Dad failed to…
We are hearing about the work shortages. Wait, not the work shortage, the worker shortage. I saw an article last week about the service industry and how people (young people mostly) are quitting their service jobs. Plenty of folks want to blame the stimulus money…
When I started to write about Fort McIntosh last week, it really was just about how to spend a pleasant hour on the banks of the Ohio River in a very pretty town while learning something from reading all of the signage. It is an…
We hope everyone is keeping track of all the books they’re reading. We will collect everyone’s reading logs by August 31st and announce our grand prize winners September 1st. There are some really great prizes this year so make sure you are reading!Swaney Memorial Library…
With Connie & Shauna My goodness, where do we even begin to tell you about all that’s been going on at the library since we were last together? Let’s begin with what the kiddos have been up to. They have been busy watching us…
Just a week ago I led off my column with a remark that I was tired of writing about America’s War of Independence with Great Britain. Easy for me to say. I did get swept up in some history programming about it, but in general…
A few months ago I was a newspaper columnist. Now I am an online columnist. Things change over time. As a pastor I am fully aware of the push and pull between traditional and progressive. I am constantly being made aware of things that have…
…….The $59,155.00 fine the City of New Cumberland is paying as a result of violations of the Clean Water Act is rough. A small city with limited resources has difficulty meeting the day-to-day needs of its citizens; maintaining its streets; and providing adequate police and…