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Butch Says Don’t Use Those Old Time Remedies!

   In an earlier column, I listed a few of the "home remedies" my folks...

Butch Names Our County’s Greatest Basketball Superstar

   In 1975, I wrote a book entitled, "The Golden Era of Montgomery County Basketball--1947-1971."...

A ‘Desperation Long Shot’ Butch Will Never Forget

  My wife and I attended the North Montgomery vs. Western Boone boys basketball game...

Butch Wants to Be Reincarnated!

  I tend to be a very inquisitive person. If a question or circumstance comes...

Butch Can Remember Names….Sometimes!!!

   Does this ever happen to you? Someone greets you and starts a conversation, and...

Butch Says Bring Back McGuffey!

   How would you judge the reading skills of grade school children today compared to...

Butch Visits Golden Arches in 1966

  A few years ago, I wrote a column about how the cost of living,...
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Butch Remembers the “Full Service” Station

  Let's go back in time once again...You hop in the car to head out...
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Butch Has a Penny for Your Thoughts

Last week I pulled into a fast food restaurant drive-through, and while paying at the...

Butch Wants to Cancel ‘Cancel Culture!’

   OK, you old-timers, do you remember when you could express your opinions, state your...