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School Lessons

March 23, 2022
At lunch a few weeks ago an old friend asked, “What lessons did you learn...
Columnists / Rix Quinn
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Fruits Saga Continues – Catherine #8 Up Today!

March 23, 2022
Catherine Fruits was born while Alamo George and Catherine (Stonebraker) Fruits were still in Ohio...
Columnists / Karen's Column
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Timmons Back And Wandering Around

March 22, 2022
Notes scribbled on the back of an EKG printout . . . * * *...
Columnists / Tim Timmons
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Science Fairs, School Buses, Brains And The Future

March 22, 2022
Who says a science fair project can’t change the world? When middle-schooler Holly Thorpe tested...
Columnists / LWV
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We Didn’t Want Anyone Thinking We Were Truck Drivers

March 21, 2022
Steve, the cowboy on the board of directors of the Mule Barn truck stop’s philosophy...
Columnists / Slim Randles
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The Season of Sneezing

March 21, 2022
It’s once again time to run my annual column on allergies. Some of our readers...
Columnists / John Roberts
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A Letter To Losers

March 21, 2022
Dear Athlete, We see you out there, young man. We see you with your head...
Columnists / John Marlowe
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Do You Remember The Little Schools’ Nicknames And Colors?

March 21, 2022
Darlington Mascots from 1955 to 1970. Top row: Bob Hole, Jim Ryker, Bruce Runnels, Donnie...
Butch Dale / Columnists
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Purdue, Painter Preparing for the Big Dance

March 17, 2022
Press releases from college sports information offices are usually just the facts and figures with...
Columnists / Kenny Thompson
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Stamping Down On Junk Mail

March 17, 2022
Do you get junk in the mail? Of course you do: we all do. And...
Columnists / Dick Wolfsie