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Opinion

Do-overs in life

Columns

Sometimes in life, a “do-over” is a good thing, a second chance. We might take a mulligan after a shanked golf shot. Maybe a recipe doesn’t turn out, and we tweak the ingredients and give it another try. But when the do-over is fifty acres of corn you have to replant? That’s not so ...

Small city Sundays offer a relaxing change of pace

Columns

Things are different in Marshall on Sundays compared to other days of the week. You can tell by getting in your car and driving around. The streets have much less traffic. The downtown area is wide open. That’s because we don’t have all the commuters that drive into Marshall on business ...

Assumptions disrupting friendship

Columns

Dear Annie: I have known one of my friends, “Pam,” for more than 50 years, and at times she has been a very good friend. She and her husband introduced me to my now-ex-husband and were both in my wedding party. Last year, I had a disagreement with a mutual friend, “Sharon.” Quite ...

Picture albums hold recipes

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Dear Heloise: A number of years ago, I purchased a couple of mini picture albums at the dollar store. I use them as themed holders for my recipes. One holds all the ones I use for Christmas, another holds all my favorite sweet recipes, and another holds my favorite non-sweet recipes and hints ...

Moving out and moving on

Columns

Dear Annie: I lived with my husband for 50 years. We met spontaneously, and I moved in with him soon afterward. He was different from the norm. He was smart, always outgoing and had many great friends. I fell deeply in love. We got married after a few years together and began to build our ...