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And Then again

…..Kids may soon be back full-time in Hancock County. The Hancock County School Board announced they would re-evaluate the COVID situation at 4 1/2 weeks when they went to a blended model of instruction at the beginning of the school season and they have done…

Reflections

The Bible advises Christians to not sue one another. That may surprise you. It is most clearly in 1 Corinthians 6, but it also comes up in Matthew, 1 Peter, and James. I agree with scripture. Even when I don’t, I am humble enough to…

Our History & Our Heritage By Bill Kiefer

AND THEN THEY DID IT AGAIN AND AGAINAs I indicated in an earlier column, one of the primary reasons for the Whiskey Rebellion was that the settlers on the frontier resented paying taxes to the Confederacy of former colonies, when that government was incapable of…

REFLECTIONS

Have you seen the error of your ways? That phrase ‘error of your ways’ is so interesting. We use it, but it rarely is about us. We want other people to see the error of their ways most often. It’s human nature to love our…

AND THEN AGAIN

…..The annual garage and basement purge begins Friday. I’ve rented a small dumpster and will rid my garage and basement of all things I deem unnecessary. That’s about everything. While most people become pack rats as they age, I veer on the side of “out…

AND THEN AGAIN

…….We are a government “of the people….for the people and by the people” the last I checked. But, the Dept. of Transportation evidently failed to get the memo because they ignored the preference of the people AND the people who represent them, when they choose…