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    When I first started writing, nearly 15 years ago, things were different. First off, newspapers were still around, doing their thing. My wife still clipped newspaper coupons. Peanuts, Dilbert, Garfield were alive and well. The Sunday newspaper was still slightly bigger than your average Waffle House. Also, Americans were reading books. Fifteen years…

  Happy New Year! Hard to believe we are starting a new year! I tried making my new year’s resolutions challenging, but hopefully attainable, so next year I can say I made them happen. One I failed at last year was reading through the entire Bible, so it’s again on my list for 2026. I…

  This past week with the frigid 20-degree weather I hope was a one shot and we won’t have that low of temperatures the rest of winter. But I guess that would be wishful thinking, wouldn’t it? I never did handle cold weather well, and it doesn’t help living in a very old house, nor…

  School is out until next year! Everyone is excited now; however, parents will probably be looking forward to it starting back after about a week! Teachers and students won’t think the Christmas break is long enough. Providence Baptist had a great kid’s night out event, making homemade ornaments, decorating the tree in the fellowship…

  I was excited to read about the McElraths’ transformation of the old casket factory building into “the Tracks.” They should be complimented on their vision, and I hope they will be rewarded with success. Also, in Rockford, a building used for storage for many years now hosts two new businesses, Enoch’s and Our Daily…

  Merry Christmas to everyone! If you do not believe in Christmas, believe that December is the only month that has a “D” in it. I have a week’s vacation from the paper. There is no newspaper next week. We are off for Christmas to celebrate with family. The first paper of the year 2026…