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LETTER: Keep legal ads in newspapers

The editorial by William Cotter published in the ĢƵ on Sunday, June 22 is right on point and a reason for concern. If you have not read this editorial, you should. The bill it references, SB 194, was introduced by Doug Mastriano, and is a direct attempt to limit what the ...

The Long Ball Fan

I have a long history of watching baseball. I grew up admiring the game at all levels. I also grew up working, so I didn’t have time for sports, and when I did participate, I wasn’t very good at it. But baseball seemed to always be in my life, from my brother Lou listening to Rosy ...

The dairy bars of Dawson

The good folks of Dawson look sadly at the handwritten sign on the cracked glass of the Dairy Store door, announcing that the last retail store of the historic town has closed for good. Standing on Railroad Street at the main crossing, the little grocery had a life span nearly as long as the ...

Animal Farm

No, this is not a take off of the literary classic penned by George Orwell in 1945. It is, however, sort of a documentary of change as my town, once enchanted by frantic industrialization and growth, began to face the realities of loss. Loss of jobs in coal, coke and rail, loss of business ...

In Memory – Three Area Greats

This summer will mark the 30th and final year for my country band, High Ryder. Anyone who knows me knows that music has been a huge part of my life. When I organized the band in 1994, I followed the advice of fellow entertainer Johnny Andrews: “Surround yourself with the best musicians you ...

Cool, Man!

“It may be bigger than Woodstock!” was the excited exclamation one of my customers made about a rock festival that was supposedly already scheduled and publicized by some “underground” communication system. Of course I knew that declaration was an impossible fantasy or a flat out lie. ...