By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Pilgrim or Puritan? We today often use the words Puritan and Pilgrim interchangeably, and yet the difference in the two is quite significant: those who came on the Mayflower to found the starving colony of … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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Dear Felicia
Well howdy-do, honeybunch. The year keeps flying by, and we at the papyrus office can’t believe how fast things are heading. Before yew know it, our traditional Thanksgiving isshew will be coming out, and it will feature the many faces of our … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist West End Market In 1932, the intersection of Kelsey Avenue and Main Street was a far cry from what we know today: In those days before traffic signals, a rotary existed there, and the roads were all … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Gripevine
Dear Gripe Vine Readers: I am sorry if you haven’t read your complaints in my column recently and I want to assure you that I will address them as soon as possible. I sustained an injury, and it set my correspondence back for a time. However, as … [Read more...] about Gripevine
At a Glance
Leaf bag pickup ends week of Dec. 9 Leaf bag pickup will end the week of Dec. 9 on residents’ regular trash pickup days. City residents are asked to put leaves and grass clippings in separate biodegradable paper bags for curbside pickup. … [Read more...] about At a Glance
From the desk of… Bill Riccio, Jr
New apartment, new layout The weather is getting colder – well, sometimes! Now that the leaves are brown, and we’re heading into the end of November, this writer gets a chance to do something he has done since 1958. Run my Lionel trains. … [Read more...] about From the desk of… Bill Riccio, Jr
A change in Medicare can save funding
By Dr. Jack Feltz and Dr. Michael Hagg Most people over a certain age are familiar with going in for a colonoscopy, a routine method of screening for and preventing colon cancer. What they might not know is that the cost of the procedure can … [Read more...] about A change in Medicare can save funding
Dear Felicia
Well, sweetie pie, the leaves are falling – trees around my domicile have already given up the ghost – the days are getting shorter, a chill is in the air, and the boob tube is cluttered with one campaign ad after another. So, it must be elections … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Discussion of nutrition, disease needed
By Janet King and Cheryl Achterberg Whatever your opinion of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., he's the first national candidate to platform the issue of chronic disease in America. To address this crisis, for children and adults alike, our response … [Read more...] about Discussion of nutrition, disease needed
Historian’s Corner
By Dan ShineVoice Columnist Halloween There isn’t much to say about Halloween that is actually “history.” The Halloween season is mostly the realm of folklore and superstition; and of course the masters of tall tales and … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner