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Pymatuning helped seal the deal

Maybe it was Lake Pymatuning that sealed the deal. 

Spring just can’t come soon enough

Questions pile up in February, not unlike those ugly piles of snow and ice at the edges of the parking lot. 

Credenza survived month of repair

If this column had a title rather than a headline, it might be, "A Man and His Credenza." 

It's time for cars to hit the road

Someone once posed the question: Do you own your collection or does your collection own you? 

Buddha actually a guy named Bob

There's a poem I like by Billy Collins called "Shoveling Snow with Buddha." 

Hawks were not on the guest list

Our backyard ecosystem has undergone a change, and I suspect it's our fault. 

Veteran editor learned new words

Mack the Knife used to say, "You learn something new every day." 

New year brings some questions

Here are a few questions to ponder going into the New Year. 

Hike is a first day tradition

It's Jan. 2, 2019. Have I already broken my first resolution? 

Koffee Klatsch creates connections

I’ve never really been able to nail down the origin of the Koffee Klatsch.

Batman offered inspiring message

Ray took the call in the newsroom. Then he looked at me. "They say Batman is going to be in Albany afternoon," he said. 

Life is not about accumulating stuff

Years ago, at a bar somewhere in West Texas, a California friend and I got into an argument. 

It's clearly a different world now

The food was as delicious as it was expensive.

Turkey’s temptation hard to resist

The aroma was killing us.

Draft decision helped set compass

A couple months back, a bunch of aging journalists — of which I am one — began comparing notes about our experiences dealing with the draft and Vietnam in the 1960s.
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