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It’s the last week of August and home gardeners are busy pickling, canning, freezing and drying this year’s production to store and enjoy later — all in time for September as …
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By Terry Sullivan
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8/27/23
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Schools are back in session and in the rush between sleeping as late as possible and getting to school on time, breakfast is too often overlooked. Skipping breakfast is a bad idea.
According to …
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By Mary Liz Wright
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8/20/23
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Rosie and I have been visited by great grandkids this summer, and we have sure enjoyed watching them.
One time was at our family reunion, and we have an 11-year-old staying with us for a couple …
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By Roger Stanley
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8/20/23
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Here is a compilation of stories appearing in the August 1924 issue of the Paris Beacon-News. The July 1923 volume is misplaced so Out of the Past is 99 years instead of a century.
RUM RUNNERS …
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By Callie Baber
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8/20/23
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It’s mid-August and monarch populations are peaking.
Those beloved butterflies with orange and black stripes and white dots on their wings seem to dart in random paths through the air. …
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By Terry Sullivan
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8/20/23
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A feature of the churches I serve is the public sharing of joys and concerns on Sunday mornings. This gives those in attendance a chance to publicly share their blessings and needs.
It …
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By Troy Horne
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8/20/23
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Some guys are born to be hunters and fishermen.
I never had those genes in my DNA makeup. Consequently, I’ve never been on many small boat rides. Never water-skied. Never fished …
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By Allen Englebright
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8/20/23
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Each year at the Edgar County Fair, candidates for Miss Edgar County are required to give a speech.
This year, one of the candidates encouraged those in attendance to volunteer. She …
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By Troy Horne
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8/17/23
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Mirrors are on cars and trucks for a reason. Actually, a very valid reason. They help you avoid accidents.
It aggravates me to ride with drivers who turn their heads to look rearward …
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By Allen Englbright
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8/17/23
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I need glasses to read with unless I am transferring information on a sheet of paper to the computer screen.
I usually type the stuff I write with size 14 lettering. If I am in the mode of …
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By Roger Stanley
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8/15/23
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Here is a compilation of stories appearing in the August 1924 issues of the Paris Beacon-News. The July 1923 volume is misplaced so Out of the Past is 99 years instead of a century.
TRAFFIC …
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By Callie Baber
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8/12/23
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Being a caregiver for a loved one who has developmental and intellectual disabilities can be rewarding, but it can also be incredibly challenging.
Caregivers often find themselves juggling a …
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By Jonathan Burns
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8/12/23
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The past couple weeks were a wild ride in materials science and thermodynamics.
It was the equivalent of an 1849 Gold Rush for science with announcements followed by excitement. Sadly, on …
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By Terry Sullivan
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8/12/23
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Addiction is a chronic disease affecting millions of individuals around the world. It is characterized by a compulsive and uncontrollable need to use drugs or engage in a behavior despite the …
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By Jonathon Burns
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8/5/23
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Here is a compilation of stories appearing in the July 1924 issues of the Paris Beacon-News. The July 1923 volume is misplaced so Out of the Past is 99 years instead of a century ago.
MAYOR TO …
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By Callie Baber
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8/5/23
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Most farms I have ever lived on, or visited, had a post pile.
It seems they grew bigger back in the ’50s and ’60s when farmers were taking out fences instead of building them. …
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By Roger Stanley
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8/5/23
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The story is told of a man who dies and goes to heaven, or the story could use a woman as the subject. The soul meets St. Peter at the gates and St. Peter says, “Welcome, let me give you the …
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By Troy Horne
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8/5/23
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Residents of Phoenix, Ariz., celebrated July 31 when the temperature dropped to108 degrees. They had experienced 31 consecutive days with the temperature above 110.
Arizonians were not …
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By Terry Sullivan
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8/5/23
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an encore printing of a column from 2020. The Old Codger is working on new material but did not have it ready in time for this week’s issue.)
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8/5/23
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Hi, my name is Whitney Haas, and I am the program director for summer camp, School’s Out and all sports at the Paris Rec Center.
Working with children has always been a passion of mine. I …
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By Whitney Haase
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8/4/23
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