……..This week was not a good week for those who supported Vice President Kamala Harris. Losing is tough, especially when the campaign’s energy in the days prior to the Election seemed to be high. Supporters of Harris also had a lot of issues which were…
…..I had just attended the Hancock County Retired Teachers Luncheon Tuesday where I heard Superintendent Dan Enich inform us what would be included in the School Levy. The importance of the safety aspect was driven home when Shannon called me after she got home from the…
……..The past week has taken my breath away. It was a harsh reminder of how vulnerable we all are to violence. Once violence was recognizable. Now I’m not so sure it is and I’m not so sure any of us knows how to recognize it.…
There are days in all our lives that are terror-filled when they occur, but humor- filled in retrospect. Since Shannon has moved into 610 Chester Street, New Cumberland, (also known lovingly, as the Webster house) her first priority has been to make sure the fence…
…….I’ve been going through pictures of relatives, some of whom I can’t even identify. My sister, Marsha, the older of the two of us and by her own declaration, the more responsible, was the self-designated keeper of things. That’s why when my Grandma Rose Herron…
…….I was John D.’s girl. There was no doubt in anyone’s mind that I worshipped my father and was always two steps behind him trying to learn about his world. ……Today is Father’s Day and like many of you my Dad is longer with me…
……..They’re gonna be “somebunny!” ….”…..I can see Roberta Rabbit, my fictious alter-ego, looking at my two great granddaughters and imagining what possibilities lie ahead for them. There can be no limitations! ……..It wasn’t always the case. Back in the seventies a woman couldn’t get a…
…..I am sad. There I’ve said it and a columnist is never supposed to impose her emotions in writing, but today it seems I can’t help it. But you, dear readers are not the typical reader, we’re friends, …..Today we buried my brother-in-law, Bill Webster,…
……I feel like my head is full of random thoughts and questions, so I’m sharing them with you. My good friend, the late Hugh Tate, used to do a column “Things I know, see or hear” full of observations. Hugh was one of the best…