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Back in February when Russia invaded Ukraine was when I first wrote about the high price of fertilizers this year and the reason why. Ukraine was a major fertilizer manufacturing hub for all of …
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Jim Boxberger
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9/16/22
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From my grandmother’s diary when she was sixteen and working in the family bakery. All names mentioned are those of her siblings except for her friend Daisy.
Sept 3rd
Fred and …
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Ramona Jan
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9/13/22
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So, we have already had a com- plete month’s rain with the storm earlier this week. Now imagine that was snow, we would be shov- eling out for a week.
Plan for winter now, so that you …
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Jim Boxberger Jr.
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9/9/22
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Part 10 of 11
Which is a Better Investment, The Certificate of Deposit or The Money Market Account?
One of the biggest questions in- vestors face is, “what do I do with my cash when I'm …
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Joel Lerner
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9/9/22
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I hope the title of this column did not cause the neurons and synapses in your brain to flameout as it tried to remember that catchy song written by Harry Woods in 1926. You might recall its most …
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Hudson Cooper
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9/9/22
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In between waves of nausea, I suddenly realized I could no longer breathe. I was facing a blank white wall in my bathroom and gasping for air, telling myself, just breathe, for God’s sake, just …
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Ramona Jan
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9/6/22
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Alias Emma by Ava Glass (Bantam).
A superfast spy thriller, set in London; the action—not combat, mostly fleeing, if they can move fast enough and stealthily enough—it’s …
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George Ernsberger
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9/2/22
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For as far back as I can remember, the long Labor Day holiday weekend, of all the long and short weekends, is the one I have always detested. Despised. Dreaded.
This bitterness began during the …
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Barry Lewis
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9/2/22
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August was such a dry month, I never had to mow my lawn. The grass just didn’t grow with the high heat and dry conditions, even with the occasional afternoon thunderstorm. Unfortunately, hay …
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Jim Boxberger
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9/2/22
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Spending summers in the area we called “the mountains” reached its conclusion on Labor Day. As a guest at one of the hundreds of hotels and bungalow colonies, it was a time to say goodbye …
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Hudson Cooper
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9/2/22
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If you've read this column over the years, you might be familiar with the feelings of angst that begin to rise in my stomach around this time of year.
As the nights begin to cool and …
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Jeanne Sager
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8/30/22
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I’m listening to the ‘huz’ (that’s short for husband) as he rehearses a plentitude of cover songs. He just debuted as ‘singer of the greatest songs’ at The Old …
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Ramona Jan
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8/30/22
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