Patchwork: Running on Half-Empty
By Chris Quilter
My friend and fellow columnist Randy Kraft gave me the idea for my Thanksgiving column in her Thanksgiving column last week. Writing...
Just for Laughs
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NICE GUY – NEW IN TOWN—Looking for friendship. My name is Steve, early 30s, single—new to the nabes. You can be male/female—let’s go...
2+2=5
I have a question. Please teacher look at me. I’m raising my hand. She’s not looking. Don’t despair. I’ll just wave my hand and...
Get Out of the House
Girl Time
When we first found out that I was pregnant, David and I quickly agreed on one thing that puzzled many, especially my...
Speaker’s Corner: The Doctor is In
People tell me things. Perfect strangers unburden themselves to me, and nowhere is this more evident than when I’m sitting my photographer husband, Gary’s,...
Wisdom Workout
What's It All About?
There was a comic strip started in the mid-1950s about a character named “Beetle Bailey”....
Does the West Suit You
Hotels Are Our Friends
The Museum Hotel’s plans received their obligatory initial thumping at a recent Planning Commission airing of age old grievances and tropes....
Taking Stock
The Fed Takes Point
Headline news centered on the grave situation in Syria but Wall Street kept its focus on interest rates. Going into the...
Opinion: Ireland then and now
By Nessa Kavanagh
In 90s Ireland, gender separated our secondary schools, and the Catholic Church governed 95% of our educational institutions. Some of our teachers...
Musings on the Coast: Brits Fall for Paradise
My girlfriend Kim Bowen was born in London and went to St. Martins College of Art and Design, the Harvard of England’s artistic community. ...
Just for Laughs
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TROUBLE SLEEPING? Excellent recliner for sale – toast color. This special chair is magic. You sit in it and push back to...
Taking Stock
All My Troubles Seem So Far Away
All systems are “go” in the financial markets for now. Stocks, bonds, the dollar and oil prices are...
Local Currents: Be A Poet
“…we’re encouraging Dudeists around the world to celebrate The Now Is Here Day this Friday, Dec. 21…Just take it easy, mankind… It’s like Lennon...
Village Matters
The Importance of Horseradish
Did you get one of those fancy cars with the bow on top for Christmas? Or some of that kiss-worthy jewelry?...