For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a word maven, which I got from my mother, a word maven of the first water. For example, instead of playing patty cake, we played word games of all sorts. The earliest one took place before my tender psyche got hijacked and crushed by the American ...
Yesterday, my Instagram reel showed Mars the baby hippo refusing to leave his pond, and a new platform for AI Fortune telling. So I asked AI: “Will baby Mars leave his pond?” Then I was prompted to enter my credit card for the reply. Um, I can wait to find out about Mars the hippo. AI ...
Dear Mom, Leaves are falling. Tamaracks are golden. We’re getting much-needed rain. Sunday, I swam to the island; yesterday, in Church Pond. Soon I’ll switch from swimming in the pond to doing laps in the pool. Temperatures are getting colder. Elections came and went, but it’s ...
To the editor: The obituary for Bernard Connors should also have mentioned his book “Tailspin,” which detailed the life of Air Force Major Anthony Call. Major Call went AWOL from the Air Force because of his gambling debts and ended up in Lake Placid, where he raided houses and stole ...
To the editor: Democracy works when people have in-depth political knowledge. Hurray for protestors who have “done their homework” by researching and getting concrete facts in this tumultuous sea of toxic media. TV/radio/Internet, pseudo-commentators and “news reports” grab ...
To the editor: I, Daniel Martin, as superintendent of the Harrietstown Highway Department, am proud to lead a team that keeps our roads safe, maintains our equipment, manages infrastructure and operates efficiently for the benefit of the entire community. The Harrietstown Highway ...