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A Warm January Morning (Fog on the River )

The holiday season has come and gone. The ball in Time Square has signaled the start of a New Year. Here along the river in early January we often expect to be shoveling snow and scraping windshields. But Mother Nature has given us a bit of spring in our outside temperatures this past ...

Dick Groat, H. John & me

By John Yevuta Edited By Pete Adler, (Johns old Friend) Dick Groat recently celebrated his 92nd birthday and it triggered the remembrance of an encounter I once had with him. Groat was an All-America basketball player at Duke University in the 1950s who went on to become shortstop, team ...

Through the Lens (Sounds of Medicine)

For the last twelve months my wife, Mary has experienced health issues with her intestinal track. At first it was an issue once a week. Then twice a week. That continued until, with the changing of the leaves in October the pain became part of her daily life. I have come to the conclusion she ...

Editorial

This past week was not an easy one for many reasons. One thing that made it especially tough was the deep freeze that hit the day before Christmas. As temperatures dropped quickly across the country, most of us bundled up or simply stayed inside to avoid the freezing cold. Many however were not ...

Through the Lens (A New Years Reading of the Tarot Cards)

Standing behind the face of time in our downtown clock tower, I thought that perhaps I could use its mystic power to look into next year. Unlike the 24 hour news services who are predicting what next year will bring, I will use a proven scientific method, Tarot Cards. Using a deck of Tarot ...

Power of Your Pen Greg Kozera

One year from today, if you and I were having a discussion what will your life be like? What will you be doing? What will your relationships be like? How will your health be? How will your financial health be? What will you have accomplished in 2023? We canát control everything. No one could ...

Mother and Daddy Couldn’t Afford It …….But Santa Could

Monday December 25, 1989 By Adam Kelly And finally it's Christmas. A time for remembrance of happy Christmas past, for enjoying happy Christmas present of anticipation of happy Christmas future. Ninety-two years ago, Francis Church of The New York Sun wrote an ...

Letters to Santa

Long Drain School Santa Letters 2nd Grade Dear Santa, What is your favorite drink? I have been nice! I would like a baby doll with a child crib. Love, Olivia Dear Santa , I want Hot Wheels Set. I have been nice, may I please. I love you, Damien Dear Santa, I want to know ...

Day For Counting Blessings

By Adam R. Kelly November 29, 1989 For a good many years now, I've been writing Thanksgiving columns in which I share with readers my own person litany of gratitude. Reading these pieces over the past decade reveals they are repetitive to a great extent. That in itself is a big reason for my ...

Coal v. Renewable Energy: Which is Cheaper?

The PSC has come under criticism for favoring coal-fired generation over renewable energy. The fact is that the Commission favors lower cost generation over higher cost generation. It is often said that coal is not a cost-efficient electricity production fuel; that the cost of renewable ...