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I'm not a person who gets discouraged easily but Boy lately it's hard to be positive with all that is going on locally and in the world. The Ukrainians being bombarded by the Russians …
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June Donohue
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1/27/23
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My crockpot has been getting a lot of mileage these days. I am a teacher by day (wannabe chef by night), and one perk of my profession is snow days.
The snow days have been coming …
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Claire Stabbert
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1/27/23
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Now that medical marijuana is legal in 39 states (NY and PA included as well as our Capitol D.C.), and is also recreationally legal in 21 states plus D.C., I think we can talk.
I grew up in a time …
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The women in almost-matching black down coats are grazing a table full of books and both still look hungry for more. I recognize a title by Amor Towles under the arm of one of them, an author …
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Tracy Gates
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1/24/23
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It’s tough watching the new anti-smoking commercial.
You’ve seen it.
Young boy's voice sings: "Oh my darlin', oh my darlin', oh my darlin' Clementine, you are lost …
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Barry Lewis
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1/20/23
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Lately, all I have been wanting to eat is soup. This soup is just like lasagna, but lighter and easier. There is some spice from the Italian sausage, but feel free to swap out for sweet sausage if …
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Claire Stabbert
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1/20/23
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In case you missed last week’s column, so did I. I was traveling to visit my mom in Southwest Florida and completely forgot to get my column in early. That being said, the plant I was going to …
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Jim Boxberger
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1/20/23
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Sitting at my desk, I glance around the room at the various battery-operated devices that somehow have become necessities. At first, I make a mental note of the ones that require the insertion of …
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Hudson Cooper
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1/20/23
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I come home to a message on my answering machine from the big boss at the paper. I figure I must be in trouble…again. After all, I did write about the company picnic, but that was so long ago. …
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Ramona Jan
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1/17/23
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It was very simple - All I had to do was go to the 9th floor and look for Ste. 912 as I was instructed to do. Mike had dropped me off at the main entrance and after parking the car in the parking …
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June Donohue
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1/13/23
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It has been about two years since the tomato feta pasta has gone viral and I still make that dish religiously. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, shrimp can be added in. It has the same great flavor …
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Claire Stabbert
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1/13/23
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Most of us do this action at least twice a day. I am not alluding to seeing what your friends posted on Facebook nor checking your email. This column is about brushing your teeth and the historical …
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Hudson Cooper
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1/13/23
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MAMAKATING — Famed Danish philosopher and writer, Soren Kirkegaard, once wrote: “What is a poet? A person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as …
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Mamakating Public Library Director Cheryl Jones
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1/10/23
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During Christmas dinner with friends, a car, headlights gleaming, stops in front of the house. We’re not expecting anyone else. In fact, we just finished the main course. Someone gets out of …
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Ramona Jan
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1/10/23
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I think we can all agree that it’s time again for a full-length Columbo movie. The first Columbo movie, technically a TV pilot, aired in 1968. The second pilot was released in ’71 and …
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Ramona Jan
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1/6/23
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There's an odd satisfaction in knowing that there's one thing that I will never need to buy again.
Something that I can forever check off life's perennial need-to-get list.
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Barry Lewis
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1/6/23
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If you’re like me, your favorite part of a fresh lasagna is the corner piece. This dish is like an entire pan of corner pieces. That’s why when I saw this dish, adapted from Giada De …
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Claire Stabbert
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1/6/23
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Did you enjoy the warm weather we have had lately? Don't worry it won't last and we will be back to winter before long. But this warm weather does pose a problem for your yard.
After the …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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1/6/23
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According to the calendar and my optimistic self, as we entered 2023 we slid into the second half of winter. As a young child, the end of winter let me engage in an outdoor event that I still …
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Hudson Cooper
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1/6/23
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On December 22 my son went to Home Depot to buy a tree to fit in my bay window. It was rather expensive but the salesman told Mike that if he waited until the next day to buy it, it would be a lot …
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June Donohue
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12/30/22
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As cold and flu season continues to do its best in antagonizing us this winter, I decided a recipe for bone broth soup might be just the thing to speed a post-holiday recovery.
A few years …
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Claire Stabbert
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12/30/22
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What ever happened to sleigh riding? We have plenty of snow this year to get outside and enjoy the winter yet you never see kids out playing in it. When I was a kid, my friends and I would be out …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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12/30/22
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There are many traditions and rituals we perform during the holiday season. The big event watched by us in America is counting down as we watch the ball drop in Times Square. Since my previous column …
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Hudson Cooper
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12/30/22
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My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary. Additional names mentioned are those of her brothers and sisters except for Daisy who was a family friend.
Dec 16th
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12/27/22
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Just two days before Christmas and we are riding a roller coaster when it comes to the weather. Freezing temps a few days ago, now heavy rain and fifty degrees, and down into the teens tonight. …
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Jim Boxberger
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12/23/22
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