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Will Rogers did visit the area

I have searched many times to find a story that would reveal to me that the famous actor and humorist Will Rogers may have visited the equally famous Will Rogers tuberculosis hospital. And now, because of CEO Jamie Whidden, the equally famous senior living facility manager at Will Rogers, we ...

A shaggy guy story

“I’m tellin’ ya, Dope, this is gonna be a mess like no one here has ever seen,” he said. “And like they ain’t ever gonna see again either.” He took another slurp from the bottle, dribbled some, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and went on. “And don’t go ...

Once in a lifetime

For Andy Pedersen Last week I drove from Saranac Lake to Mansfield, Ohio, tracing the path of totality to visit the grave of John Baxter Black. John Black was born on April 2, 1896 and he lived for just 27 years. He died of tuberculosis in Saranac Lake 101 years ago, but here at the ...

Torn between two hardcovers

Reader, I have a confession to make. I have cheated — not on my diet, not on my taxes, not on my husband. I could rationalize why I strayed. Maybe it was the result of a mid-life crisis, maybe it was the desire to do something new, or maybe it was the allure of doing it with strangers. ...