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A Veterans Day poem from long ago (11/07/07)

Sixty-five years ago, a young man from Jay County wrote a poem.

Time for tour with German kids (11/21/07)

My hesitation lasted only about 20 seconds.

Fall ritual leaves him ready for snow (11/28/07)

There's something about November.

A reminder to count all his blessings (12/12/07)

Okay, I'll admit it, I was feeling sorry for myself.

Fighting sleep and bad late-night TV (12/05/07)

It's 12:30 a.m. or thereabouts, and I've just rolled in.

Closing the loop for local football fans (01/02/08)

Maybe this closes the loop.

The story of how Gordon got his hair (12/26/07)

Everyone remembers those tales from childhood about how the bear got his tail and how the zebra got his stripes and all the rest.

Stop him, before he bids again (01/16/08)

Stop me before I bid again.

Snapshots of 1978 blizzard (01/23/08)

There is simply no way I'm going to be able to top Ron Cole's column in The CR earlier this month about his scary misadventures on a snowmobile during the incredibly harsh winter of 1977.

What do you say to an orangutan? (01/30/08)

What do you say to an orangutan after all these years?

How did they all get to be so young (02/06/08)

There's nothing quite like a job fair to make you feel older.

Trying to come up with a Plan B (02/13/08)

You know you're in trouble when your day goes south before you even reach the office.

Competitive writing is an usual world (02/27/08)

Americans love to compete.

Adventures in parking (03/05/08)

Think of it as "an adventure in parking."

Finding direction in a 1968 primary (03/12/08)

Some years always pull you back.
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