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Those who receive Social Security benefits will see one of the biggest increases in the program's history in January.
According to reporter Kevin Tampone, reporter for Syracuse.com, "the Social …
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Ed Townsend
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8/30/22
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August is the month when most people take a vacation, be- fore the kids go back to school. If you are lucky enough to be able to get away with the high fuel prices and inflation, check out …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/26/22
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The process started many years ago when my world was young. Passed down from my grandfather to my father it was a rite of passage that every male experiences. At some point in a guy’s life …
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Hudson Cooper
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8/26/22
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“There’s a phone call for you,”
“What? How could that be?” I was staying in a boarding house on the corner of Poplar and Atlantic in Wildwood, NJ. No one but my best …
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Ramona Jan
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8/23/22
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Folks ask, “Do you miss living in the city?”
Sure. Sometimes it’s too quiet in the country.
And things are a bit too far.
I’d love to just hop on a train to see …
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Barry Lewis
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8/19/22
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Summer is always something I look forward to, one of the reasons being I know my Aunt Laurie and Uncle Dick’s crock pickles are in full swing. Ever since I can remember, these pickles have …
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Claire Stabbert
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8/19/22
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Driving to and from work this week, I couldn’t help but notice that there are some leaves starting to fall due to the hot weather we have been having. Not only is it hot, but it is dry too. …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/19/22
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My grandmother, Lina Dreher, was sixteen when she kept this diary. Lina and her sister Tillie work in the family bakery where they recently installed a candy counter and ice cream parlor. In some …
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Ramona Jan
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8/16/22
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Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional by Isaac Fitzgerald (Bloomsbury). This guy, with his Auld Sod last name and Old Testament first name, is clearly well known to almost everybody but me: often on …
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George Ernsberger
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8/12/22
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Finally some relief from the heat, but there is still a lot of summer left, so the heat will be back. While your’re watering your plants everyday, don’t forget to check your …
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Jim Boxberger
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8/12/22
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Thanks to my smart phone I no longer have anybody’s phone number memorized. I simply go to my contacts list, scroll until I find their name and dial it up. Of course, I cannot actually …
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Hudson Cooper
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8/12/22
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The Bergen Record dragged Bill Ervolino out of retirement recently and I am borrowing part of what he wrote in one of his columns. Ten years ago he became frustrated while trying to order iced …
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June Donohue
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8/12/22
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