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The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question, ”Why didn’t we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?” I replied: “I …

Easter Sunday Definition:  An annual church festival commemorating Christ’s resurrection, and occurring on Sunday, the second day after Good Friday. It corresponds to the pasha or passover of the Jews, and most nations still give it this name under the various forms of pascha, pasque, paque, or pask. “The day on …

Good News for Car Drivers Meme of the Month: “Is anyone else getting ‘3 weeks to the gallon’ in their cars these days?” American Family Insurance said it’s refunding more than $200 million in premiums to it’s insured drivers and Allstate, is giving back $600 million.  American FamilyInsurance Company said it …

Here we have jokes and humor about the elderly folks in our lives… the so-called “Oldie-Goldies.” Hope you enjoy them and share ’em, too. A man and his wife went on vacation to Jerusalem. While they were there, the wife passed away. The undertaker told the husband,”You can have her …

Until a child tells you what they are thinking, we can’t even begin to imagine how their mind is working… Little Zachary was doing very badly in math.His parents had tried everything… tutors, mentors, flash cards, special learning centers. In short, everything they could think of to help with his …

In three short months, just like He did with the plagues of Egypt, God has taken away everything we worship today. God said, “You want to worship athletes, I will shut down the stadiums. You want to worship musicians and singers, I will shut down the Civic Centers. You want …

This was an ink drawing published in the 1881 book Real Pen Work / Self Instructor in Penmanship (Knowles and Maxim, Pittsfield, Mass.).  Why the copyright date on the print is 1884, we can’t explain.  According to one source, the artist was “expert penman” and co-publisher Alden Knowles. Some doubt …

At Easter time, the story of Jesus is so special, especially when put to song in such a beautiful way by Carroll Roberson below. One pair of hands formed the mountainsOne pair of hands formed the seaOne pair of hands made the sun and the moonEvery bird, every flower, every …

— by Digby Wells Here’s to the kids who are different,The kids who don’t always get A’s,The kids who have ears twice the size of their peers,And noses that go on for days… Here’s to the kids who are different,The kids they call crazy or dumb,The kids who don’t fit, …

By Pete Barkelew This could have been an extremely “heart wrenching story.” In hopes of encouraging people to come to the aid of those who may loose or have lost their precious pet, I’m writing about what happened to our Josie. Josie just 6 weeks old On May 30, 2019, …