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The older I get the cooler I get. I’m not talking about cool, like I was in high school, with my hair feathered back and collar up. I’m talking about temperature. At some point in life, I …
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By John McLoone
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4/24/25
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By John McLoone
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4/21/25
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I thought you were supposed to get wiser as you get older.
I think I’m getting dumber by the decade.
For days last week, weather alerts were popping up on my mobile device alerting me …
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By John McLoone
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4/3/25
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We were invited to the social event of the season Sunday. It was perhaps an event that shows the season of our lives at least. It wasn’t any St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Partaking in …
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By John McLoone
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3/20/25
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My kids have changed. First of all, they aren’t kids anymore. They’re adults. It used to be at this time of the year, we’d be scheming some kind of a family trip. Now, our travels …
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By John McLoone
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3/12/25
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I grew up in less politically correct times, to say the least. When I was a kid, you had to do chores, even if it meant walking a five-mile paper route when it was 10 below zero. Your dad pretty much …
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By John McLoone
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3/5/25
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I’m preparing myself to go on a culinary adventure, to a place I’ve never before been. Our purchases of eggs these days are pretty sporadic. I think we went through one $5.99 dozen of …
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By John McLoone
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2/27/25
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To the editor, District 833 Parents United invites interested residents to apply for endorsement as a candidate for the 833 So Wash Co School Board election on Nov. 4. We are a group of parents, …
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2/21/25
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We took a long, fulfilling journey through the snow Saturday. We had an event planned a few weeks in advance. By midweek, it looked like it may come victim to the weather. Last week, I wrote about …
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By John McLoone
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2/11/25
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Many young men in their formative years took time in their school schedule to learn worthwhile pursuits.
Me? I learned to type. I was fastest on the keyboard in my class.
Other fellows …
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By John McLoone
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1/8/25
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As we welcome 2025, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the past year and set goals for the months ahead. While resolutions often center around health, relationships, or career, focusing on …
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By Jack Syryczuk
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12/31/24
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I have opinions. I have also learned, through experiences, a great many things. And I have a great many things to learn. I also have a great many things that I know very little about, but I have a …
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By Mark Tabola
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12/25/24
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It’s going to be a great Christmas! Barring unforeseen circumstances we plan to celebrate our with all kids, grandkids and a slew of dogs all in one place. Some years, for logistical reasons, …
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By John McLoone
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12/25/24
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It’s literally Christmas Day and we’re all settled in with family and friends. By now we know who has been naughty and who has been nice. The proof is found under the tree, or, not under …
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By Dave Beck
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12/23/24
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It’s an interesting time we live in when a man halfway around the world is the reason that I celebrated with a cold one last week. The internet rules the world these days. I’m guilty of …
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By John McLoone
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12/21/24
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As I drove home one night last week, I tuned into a radio program, and they were talking about the effect inflation has had on all of our lives. Perhaps, one gentleman said, perhaps hardest hit are …
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By John McLoone
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12/18/24
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I’m going to miss you people, most of you at least. It’s been nice to know you. I’ll see you on the other side…of winter. The first rude cold blast took me aback at …
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12/14/24
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There’s a lot of debate going on in our country right now. Sometimes, the discourse is less than civil. Sometimes, opinions of other people offend us. But let’s not let that ruin the …
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By John McLoone
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11/26/24
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Just like that, it was over. After being inundated with negative information from both sides seemingly since the last election, I was able to wade through the garbage and cast my ballot. I walked out …
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By John McLoone
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11/13/24
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Hello friends,
As you read this I am high up on a Montana mountain with my 23-year-old daughter Selina Walters hunting elk and mule deer. I have to meet two deadlines as this is a 12-day trip so …
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By Mark Walters
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11/5/24
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