At some point in time, the hedges, holly bushes, various blooming plants and other miscellaneous flora that form a perimeter around our house transformed from attractive landscaping into the kind of black, impenetrable jungle that Joseph Campbell might write about. I’m not exactly sure when this happened. One minute six years ago, things looked great; [...]
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Life: The ultimate multiple choice test
Have you ever been chosen last for something? Hold that thought. On a Sunday morning a few weeks ago, I experienced the anomaly of having only one child in tow as I set out for church services. With my baby boy safely quarantined to the nursery, I felt a slight relief as I nestled my [...]
I’d rather be ‘man-sick’
“So,” Mandy said, the corner of her mouth turning upward ever-so-slightly. I pulled the covers of the bed up a bit higher because I knew I was about to fall under a wave of scrutiny. “Are you sick-sick or man-sick?” Just for kicks, I inquired about the difference between the two, although I already knew [...]
GUEST EDITORIAL: Gratitude: A salve for the soul
Guest editorial by Miranda Cipkowski I recently had a birthday, and it didn’t quite turn out as I had hoped. I’ll get to the reason in a minute. Last year, on January 14, I spent most of my birthday in the emergency room with my middle child. Kennedy had a freak accident at school, making [...]
Historic time for Journal Inc. with new press launch
Today’s paper is the culmination of months of planning and hard work to go live on a new printing press. In challenging economic times this was not an easy decision to make, but one that had to be made to drastically improve the quality of the products we produce. This is a man-bites-dog kind of [...]
A new form of torture discovered
If the United States government were to ever actually shut down Guantanamo Bay, I think we could effectively torture our foreign enemies by forcing them to wait inside the lobby of a medical office. Thirty minutes of enduring a cast of two dozen or so impatient sick folks — nothing but Home Garden TV and [...]
Christmas is here, but what does Santa Claus do next?
Everybody knows that it’s a busy time of year for Santa Claus and his crew of elves at the North Pole. But what about after the holidays? When the toys have been delivered, cookies eaten and the workshop is quiet again, what does Santa do with his free time? The Times recently asked Tremont’s kindergartners [...]
Letters of the season have special meaning
Column by CHARLOTTE A. WOLFE Associate Publisher/General Manager As the rushing around of the season continues this last week before Christmas, trying to get everyone on the shopping list fitted into just the right gift can be nerve wracking. A few years ago I decided to take a little time away from all [...]
GUEST COLUMN: ‘Christmas memories are like diamonds’
Column by Miranda Cipkowski Last New Year’s Eve, my husband had to be at work early, so I set about the task of dismantling the ancient artificial Christmas tree our family had used year after year. When I purchased the tree several years ago, it had been beautiful. It was pre-lit and sturdy, and now [...]
Ghosts of establishments passed a haunting reminder of what once was
It’s like asking me what a sip of Billy Beer tastes like. Children born of this date forward might only know of Ho Hos and Ding Dongs from the older people’s recollections and pop references to the 20th Century and a few years after. Hostess’ recent move to file for bankruptcy is another case of [...]
It's a wonderful life and the season can make it even more so
I love this time of the year. I am always anticipating the Christmas movies that come on television. Actually, there is an occasional Christmas movie that will come on all throughout the year, but they actually start about the second week in November. I am not much on technology, but one thing I really like [...]
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School district lines redrawn
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County adopts new district lines
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IAHS seniors show off student projects
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Superintendent says block scheduling here to stay
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Indians reload for 2013 season
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Paraprofessional of the year recognized at meeting
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School district lines redrawn
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IAHS seniors show off student projects
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Superintendent says block scheduling here to stay
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Indians reload for 2013 season
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Shelly: Is there anyway to display a map showing the distr...
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once a volunteer: Adam I know you are doing your job but you know as...
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no name: By far the biggest lie!!! that "new manager" als...
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BJ Canup: No results for ward 4? ... Your killing me here wi...
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Adam Armour: Ms. Stanford, while I understand that this is a di...