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The fun never stops in Greene County

Forget about the autumnal equinox (the official) and Labor Day (the unofficial) because I am willing to bet there are other occurrences in peopleĢƵ lives that in some way or another have come to signify summer is, or soon will be, over.The calendar says the first day of autumn is Sept. 23, ...

Reader thanks Jacktown fair board

Thank you to the Jacktown Fair board for having yet another free fair! We really appreciate this. Everyone can go to the fair at no charge. You can walk through the gate (after parking for free) and see all of the animals, the home and garden exhibits, the commercial displays and the acts on ...

Too big

Motorists worried about the size of tractor-trailers on our nationĢƵ highways might even have more reason for concern if the U.S. Senate passes a bill already approved by the U.S. House of Representatives.The measure would give the OK for 85-foot double tractor-trailers to travel all across ...

Pageantry reigns in Greene County

In five days, High Street will be transformed from a busy traffic thoroughfare to a sea of people, walking from Morgan to Morris streets looking for that funnel cake stand or that particular place where the smell of cooking meat fills the air.Near the center of all this human congestion, ...

Just Say NO to Big Pharma

I generally don’t feel “old” until I take inventory of what seems to be the overwhelming majority of people in my general age range who are permanently on at least one pharmaceutical drug. I know people on drugs for high blood pressure, cholesterol, chronic pain, depression, fibromyalgia, ...

Get paid for all the work you do

Overtime pay. Many of us have earned it. Far too few of us are actually paid it.ThatĢƵ why I’m encouraging you to write to the U.S. Labor Department in support of a proposal that for the first time in 40 years would expand overtime eligibility to keep pace with inflation. You can make your ...