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Letter from the Editor | The dangers lurking at the grocery store…

Letter from the Editor | The dangers lurking at the grocery store…

Letter from the Editor | The dangers lurking at the grocery store…

News Staff
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Monday afternoon, I was leaving the Langdon office. I knew I hadn’t had lunch, and I knew I wanted a snack for the ride home, and I needed to figure out an idea for dinner. I fully believe the worst part of being an adult is having to decide what to fix for dinner each night.
Bring it on - I have thick skin by Bob Simmons

Bring it on - I have thick skin by Bob Simmons

Bring it on - I have thick skin by Bob Simmons

Bob Simmons
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
No recent column of mine has gathered the response like what came from This, That and Other Stuff which appeared in the 9/26 issue of this paper. Here are a handful of the many comments – are one of these yours?
Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Andrea Johnston
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
It has come to my realization, that we are far too “plugged in” at my house. As a parent, I have avoided things like an iPad for entertainment in a restaurant, or YouTube playing on a screen in my car to keep the kids quiet.When I had little kids, that control over digital content was easy.
Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

Letter from the Publisher

News Staff
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Thanks for your concern, but yes, I’m still here. In a whirlwind of staff changeover I found myself overwhelmed with too much on my plate once again so I reached out to my contacts at The Borderland Press (our parent newspaper) for help and was directed to Rebecca Davis.
Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

News Staff
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
“I’m just laying here with my eyes closed” are probably the most dangerous words you can say when you don’t have a cautionary alarm set and tend to play the famous game of nap roulette.We traveled to North Carolina this week for appointments with medical providers at Duke Health.
Kia Ora Cuzzie! by

Kia Ora Cuzzie! by

Kia Ora Cuzzie! by Bob Simmons

News Staff
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
This column will take a brief hiatus as yours truly travels to the other side of the world for a broadcaster convention.The fall meeting of my group The International Broadcasters Idea Bank (IBIB), will be held in Whakatane, New Zealand, Oct.
Along the way

Along the way

Along the way

Christine Jensen
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
|In the saturating web of life’s ups and downs, we are curated with the strength and resilience to find our way through the soul’s purpose by exploring the wisdom of our experiences. In the capacity to see beyond transparency, we are cultivated by the courage to carry on through adversity.
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