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God was listening to all the people this week who prayed for the recovery of Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin.
Hamlin was injured during the first quarter of the Monday night game against the …
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Ed Townsend
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1/10/23
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The questions came from a young couple, freshly married and considering a move to Sullivan County.
Is it a good place to raise kids? What’s access to medical care like?
There …
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Jeanne Sager
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1/10/23
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This past Sunday I was treated to the pleasure of attending a Broadway performance of “Into the Woods” with daughter Liz, son-in-law Peter and granddaughter Adeline. This show is so …
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Kathy Werner
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1/6/23
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Are you setting a resolution for the new year?
Does it involve exercising more? Or maybe this is the year you’re going to get your finances in order?
The resolutions …
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Jeanne Sager
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1/2/23
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2022 went by in a blur and here we are, on the cusp of another brand-new year. Here’s the best, the worst, and the most interesting of 2022, in no particular order:
BEST …
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Kathy Werner
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12/30/22
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There's a phenomenon that comes naturally with the passage of time. We forget.
We forget people. We forget places. We forget names and dates and moments and sounds.
But there's a funny …
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Jeanne Sager
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12/27/22
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I very often think seriously when I hear the term “Reinvent Yourself.”
Some internet users often think and say they have reinvented themselves.
Might be too deep a subject to …
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Ed Townsend
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12/27/22
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Last week, I went to Florida to visit my sister Billie and her family. The highlight of our trip was a performance of The Nutcracker, which starred my two grandnieces, Emily and Peyton Finch. …
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Kathy Werner
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12/23/22
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Hark....the Angels sing Glory to the newborn King....Peace to you this holiday season.
God loves each and every one of us so much that he gifted us with His son.
In several days we …
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Ed Townsend
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12/20/22
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I’ve seen the sign a few times in recent weeks as I've traveled throughout the county, or some version of it anyway. “I say Merry Christmas, not happy holidays,” it says.
Once …
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The North Coast Golf and Travel Show is once again back on schedule for 2023 with the New Jersey show schedule taking place March 11-12 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center located at 97 …
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12/13/22
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We were watching a documentary on, of all things, Barney the Dinosaur, when I spotted something familiar.
“Wait a second. Rewind that?” I asked my husband.
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12/13/22
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When we were cleaning out Grandpa and Grandma’s home in Kohlertown, we came across a box of letters. I stuck them away in the attic and just the other day decided to look at …
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Kathy Werner
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12/9/22
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I would like to say the timing couldn't be worse. Three weeks before Christmas. Seven months before the first college tuition payment is due for our teenager. Just six years after we carried a bundle …
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Jeanne Sager
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12/6/22
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We are in that manic moment between Thanksgiving and Christmas when preparations for the holidays seem to consume all our waking moments.
I hope you all shopped Black Friday, Small …
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Kathy Werner
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12/2/22
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Hallmark Christmas movies. They're silly and syrupy and absolutely everywhere right now.
They're predictable with the guarantee that there will certainly be a big city girl who heads back …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/29/22
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In these busy times, it is important to take a few moments to remember all that we have to be thankful for. I think we may even have a holiday to remind us to celebrate gratitude, don’t we? I …
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Kathy Werner
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11/25/22
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They pop up on Facebook again and again: Photos of missing elders, runaway teens, lost dogs.
They target the most basic level of emotions: The human need for connection. When we see that …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/22/22
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Election Day has come and gone, and the people have spoken, both locally and nationally. The results were very close in many races and indicate that voters still have different ideas about many …
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Kathy Werner
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11/18/22
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Wow........I didn't get a lot of excitement from area baseball fans with The Houston Astros winning the 2022 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies.
So for some baseball fans it will seem …
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Ed Townsend
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11/15/22
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I have this to say about testing positive for COVID-19: You can finally stop worrying about catching COVID-19.
For two and a half years I walked around with varying levels of anxiety over …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/15/22
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Shhhhhhh! I’m about to tell you a secret! Look both ways and vow to keep it to yourself, because I’m only going to tell you this once.
I have begun drinking …
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Kathy Werner
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11/11/22
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A headline that the Senate Passed Daylight Saving Time doesn't really mean anything because The House of Representatives still must give its approval.
David Shepardson, a reporter with Reuters …
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Ed Townsend
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11/8/22
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I have a bit of a confession to make. My copies of the Democrat turned into a pile on my kitchen counter this past month. What can I say? Fall is a busy season for photographers. But when I finally …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/8/22
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My sister Billie is celebrating a birthday on Saturday. I won’t tell you how old she is—I mean how young she is—but her birthday just happens to be the same day that Marty …
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Kathy Werner
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11/4/22
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