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Ed Ackerman - Optimist

Made for each other November 30

John and Carol Reedy had a fan club but they did not know it. The club had one member. Me.

An up-close look at this ‘Main Street’ November 23
The solution, in one word November 16
Ah, the stick November 11

Mary Ehret - Nutrition Corner

Enjoy those leftovers November 30

Thanksgiving has come and gone, however, maybe not all that turkey. Now is the time to either freeze it for another day, or be creative in your recipes.

Maria Heck - Mother's Daze

Thankful that it’s over November 30

I was already a nervous flipping wreck the month before Thanksgiving. My sister told me she and her family will be joining us for the holiday this year. Don’t get me wrong, I was thrilled, but panic immediately set in, as did that nasty patch of eczema I get this time every year, sending me further ...

Thanks for the Spanx November 26
Code revisited November 16
Losing count November 2

Don Jacobs - Outdoors With Jake

Aiming for the archery season September 14

There is a perfect world and then there’s the reality of the real world. The prefect world would include months and months of practice time. The weekends would be all about getting ready for the upcoming hunting seasons. I would be spending countless hours in the field scouting for deer and then hea ...

The children of today… we’re working on them September 7
Anyone for some snapper soup? August 18
My vacation and the eight-foot party crasher August 18

Maria Montante - Maria Remembers

Over the river and through the woods November 26

… to Grandmother’s house we go. The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh, thru the white and drifted snow, oh!

A Day of I Morti, All Soul’s Day November 2
The buzz goes on August 24
Town is buzzing August 18

Jack Smiles - Smiles and Frowns

Yes, I helped Obama November 9

There a clich� – “The last thing I expected to be doing was…” fill in the blank. Like I might say the last thing I expected to be doing was rooting for the Yankees. But I did root for the Yankees when they played the Mets and I expected to.

And oh, by the way… October 26
The Price is right for Patriots comeback win September 14
I wish Joe Biden would … August 31

Haley Taffera - Haley's Comment

Heat wave November 23

It’s cold outside. Really cold. And it’s only going to get worse from here on out. AND, I’m half referring to the outside weather, and mostly referring to the INSIDE temperature of my home.

Sniffles and such November 9
Mommie Dearest October 26
Miracle money August 24

Rick Notari - Following the Forge

Defense wins championships October 27

Defense wins championships. It’s as good a clich� as any.

Ryan O'Malley - And the Beat Goes On

DSO bringing along Dan Healy for pre-Thanksgiving tradition at Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe November 23

In the early 1960’s Dan Healy was a janitor working for free in a recording studio where he used his spare time to watch some recording sessions and pick up a few tricks about mixing and engineering. Soon, through a relationship with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Healy would cross paths with a grou ...