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My father was a natural musician who picked up instruments easily, playing mostly bebop jazz on the sax and clarinet. During the Korean War, he played in the Navy band and because he was also a fast …
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Ramona Jan
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10/18/22
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If you recently had to drive in the Monticello area, it was almost impossible to avoid road construction. It began a few weeks ago when dump trucks, excavators and assorted vehicles began assembling …
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Hudson Cooper
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10/14/22
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Our little white Maltese was thrilled when we got home after a full day out. Bitsy jumped up to greet us with a wiggle of her tail, a drenching face-licking and several hardy welcoming back barks.
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Barry Lewis
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10/14/22
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I’m not sure about you, but packing food for lunches at work is so hard. I try to pack things that do not weigh me down throughout the day.
My go-to is a wrap, packed with turkey, …
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Claire Stabbert
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10/14/22
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A few weeks ago while flipping through channels on TV, I stumbled upon a report on RFD TV, about farmland in the United States being bought up by China. Remember back on September 22, 1985, the first …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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10/14/22
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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell (Knopf). This is, of course, the author of Hamnet, the literary historical novel of a couple of years ago—which this column somehow managed to …
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George Ernsberger
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10/14/22
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What is needed in order to own a condo?
Every investment involves much paperwork, and you must be extremely careful to understand the many documents needed in condo ownership;
· The …
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Joel Lerner
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10/14/22
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From my grandmother’s diary when she was sixteen and working in the family bakery. All first names mentioned are those of her siblings except for her schoolmate, Clara.
Oct 1st
Rain …
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Ramona Jan
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10/11/22
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Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah (Riverhead). A (perhaps surprisingly) beautiful historical novel by the 2021 Nobel laureate, a British author of Tanzanian birth. Gurnah writes in English, of course, …
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George Ernsberger
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10/7/22
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As you can see, condominium ownership can offer some important benefits. Here are some of the other advantages of owning a condo unit:
· It usually costs less to buy a condominium than to …
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Joel Lerner
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10/7/22
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Do not let the title of this column scare you away. Although it sounds like the hard to swallow supply-side economic policies developed by the Reagan administration, this column gives you something …
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Hudson Cooper
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10/7/22
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It has been over a week now since Hurricane Ian devasted Florida. Most of us either have family or know someone who lives in southwest Florida.
My mom’s house in Cape Coral was …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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10/7/22
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I’m not sure where honey whipped feta has been all my life. I have been starting to see it pop up on menus across the area, but haven’t had a chance to try it until now.
Half Baked …
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Claire Stabbert
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10/7/22
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