POSITIVELY SPEAKING!

Benjamin Franklin said, “... nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” He wasn't the originator of the phrase, but he certainly helped to cement it as a mainstream idiom here in America. I've begun to feel that the idiom isn't precisely true.

CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

Questions for Mother Goose the next time I see her: --I know that Jack fell down and broke his crown, but you really don’t tell why Jill came tumbling after. What up with that? Was the hill some sort of death trap? Did she do so in order to make Jack feel less a clutz?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

On behalf of the Roby ex-students association I would like everyone to know that we are honoring all Roby graduates who served in the military at our homecoming program on Saturday September 11 at 2 pm.

2 CENTS WORTH

Wasn't the article in last weeks paper about Old Glory Musical wonderful, if you missed it call for a paper it was great. Old Glory keeps us all going thanks to those hard working girls that take care of the community center.

Faces & Places

"Most people didn't see the beauty behind the everyday, didn't enjoy the simple pleasures in life, didn't stop and smell the roses … and just because these phrases were considered platitudes didn't make them any less true.

The Context of Jobs

When I set out several weeks ago to pen an essay on rural job creation, I did not intend to turn this into a multimonth series.

What to Ponder Before Remarrying Later in Life

Dear Savvy Senior, What types of financial or legal snags should I be aware of when considering remarriage? I’m 62-yearsold and have been seeing a nice man for about a year. We’ve been talking about getting married, but I want to make sure I understand all the possible consequences beforehand.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning to all of you this morning let's rest awhile and visit. I have had one more week and I have wondered where it went. The first thing Monday morning Joe said, :"Carol have you got your column wrote, this is when he got up!!!!

Faces & Places

“I have learned over a period of time to be almost unconsciously grateful--as a child is--for a sunny day, blue water, flowers in a vase, a tree turning red. I have learned to be glad at dawn and when the sky is dark.

An Iconic Citizen

I am taking a one-week pause in my ongoing series on creating jobs un rural communities. Stamford lost one of its most iconic citizens and biggest champions this past week. The great Fareed Hassen passed away at the age of 91.