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Genuine concern
The biggest gift-giving time of any holiday season is fast approaching. Offshore suppliers have…
Puppy love
Guess what I got for Christmas? You are never going to believe this. The Carpenter made my only…
What do they do?
Conventional wisdom asserts that chief executives of major companies are overpaid, outrageously so.…
Attempts to drill for oil, gas unsuccessful in Wellington County area
Over the years this column has described many attempts in Wellington County to drill for or attempt…
All but forgotten
Many of us are transfixed by the stock market, perhaps a bit like buying lottery tickets as a way…
Store robberies were an epidemic in Wellington County in the 1920s
Over the past year this column has described some of the store robberies that plagued Wellington…
Bent out of shape
There are two things I am absolutely certain of: karma will get me every time, and I cannot defy…
Wellington County teachers attempted to unionize in 1920
The question of salaries for school teachers cropped up regularly in the late 19th and early 20th…
Patience
I’m beginning to lose my patience with my peacocks. On the other hand, what I know about…
Kingbirds
It has been a couple or more years since we have seen them. The fact remains that the large tree,…
Timing is everything
In so many things timing is everything. Too early leads to perplexity and too late can mean…
Stigma is passé
As the end of the first week of school comes to a close, I congratulate students, parents and…
Irrelevant
Ratings seem to be attached to so many items these days. Movies are rated as “Adults…
Busy-ness
Many of us question just what executives actually do to warrant their huge financial rewards. Once…