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You know what happens when you assume | Mark’s Remarks

It’s funny how things occur to you when you are older, and you think “Wow. If I’d only known.” Am I right? How often did you assume something that you…

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Downsizing or dismantling | Ott Observations

I think you would be hard-pressed to find an American who doesn’t think our federal government is too big and inefficient.  Accordingly, there should be 100 percent consensus supporting what…

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We aren’t in Mayberry, Dorothy | Mark’s Remarks

Regardless of how old we are or what era we grew up in, we all would like to be more trusting than we really should be. This fall, Michelle and…

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Generosity Growing | Taste Buds

Taste Buds A new online column by Vivanda Felice and Pipa Benoit, pseudonyms for two Monroe County foodies dedicated to supporting and highlighting local food spirit and culture Generosity Growing …

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Fascinating | Mark’s Remarks

There’s a lot of reflecting after one retires from a job, I think.   You, of course, always wonder how things could have been different. You look back on things…

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DEI thoughts | Ott Observations

Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the famed fighter group known as the Tuskegee Airmen. They were the nation’s first Black military pilots. Their “Tuskegee” name…

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Deep Rock | Mark’s Remarks

We all had aspirations of careers that appealed to us when we were kids.   My oldest wanted to work in a grocery store and run the cash register.  I…

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Healthy eating tips for National Nutrition Month | For Your Health

By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center March is National Nutrition Month, prompting me to wonder how often this column focuses on the links between what we eat and…

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Something’s got to give here | Mark’s Remarks

I’m gettin’ real tired of this aging thing.  Some of it seems to have just creeped into my life and some of it seems to have just popped up overnight.…

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Thinking it through | Ott Observations

I once worked for an automotive industry supplier.  We made the metal tongue that snaps into your seat belt buckle.   We were a second tier supplier, selling the tongues to…