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Tool time

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In our kitchen, one of my two simple bar stools lost one of its dowels. I should not be surprised because the stools are probably 30 years old and, as I well know, things can decline during three decades of life.

Tips when filing for unemployment

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Unemployment claims increased dramatically in the wake of the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. In an effort to prevent the spread of the potentially deadly virus, non-essential businesses were forced to change how they do business, which led many business owners to downsize their staffs through layoffs or furloughs.

Advanced beyond their age

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Nothing communicates you are obsolete more than being compared to the 1959 Edsel. And yet that appears to be what’s happening to older adults.

When the “ex” speaks

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Don’t believe something to be true when the person doing the talking is an “ex” or a former. That is a great lesson I learned years decades ago.

“Let there be…” lightning bugs

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During my childhood, the lengthening days of spring which gave way to summer were thick with humidity and with opportunity. Lightning bugs affirmed the approach of June, July and August when the school doors would close, and the refrigerator doors would open wide with lemonade and Jell-O.

Rite of passage detoured

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What is normally a time of celebration for high school seniors has become a strategic scramble by administrators to honor those who have earned their walk across the stage.

Who’ll be the VP nominee?

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Get your popcorn ready, folks, because these next four months are going to be high stakes, serious drama. Much better than any athletic games, Netflix or summer movies. Just who will be tabbed as the running mate for Joe Biden as the next vice presidential candidate?

My Signature Look

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We’re at the stage where everyone is complaining about their hair.

Letter to the Editor

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Dear Mr. Editor,

Thank you, Bob Honeycutt

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Reliable as robins, cardinals and blue jays in the spring is the word of a trusted friend. Ennis has had just that for going on three years in Bob Honeycutt, the chief operating officer of ERMC. The likable CEO knew his stuff but never lorded over you with an air of medical superiority. Now he is gone.