The Party GirlJudy Conlin A mad Nurse Judy (my militant alter ego) rushed into my office this morning, almost foaming at the mouth. “Are you writing a Nurse Judy article?” she demanded. “Yes, I am,” I said defensively. “You didn’t write a Labor Day article last week,” she said. “So?” “Why not?” “Because we weren’t…
Slim Randles Every once in a blue moon, I learn something from the computer. Not often, of course, because they change the rules on how to use it about three times a day, and I never was that fast. But I love that YouTube channel. Oh man. And I believe, after watching ‘way more episodes…
‘Do you think I’m silly?’Nancy Kennedy When the phone rings here at the newspaper, you never know who’s on the other end and what the person will say. That’s why we keep an antacid dispenser in the newsroom. (Not really.) I remember a call from a woman who sounded greatly distressed. She apologized for bothering…
The JugglerJudy Conlin I have always been a multitasker, but lately I believe it has outgrown that nomenclature and has transformed into “a juggler.” Let me explain. Since I turned 90, I have had one health issue after another. Doctors, tests and time for each one until it was cleared up. The very next day,…
Slim Randles The moon turned the horses and mules silver with its magic. It gave the packer an unspoken pleasure to look back on a sinuous Sierra snake of eleven animals stretched in a flexible line nearly 150 feet long behind him. And he looked up, straight up on the peaks of Kearsarge where the…
Is there hope for our divided nation?Sheryl Boldt Immediately following 9/11, I cringed every time I heard a plane fly overhead. Like so many others, I prayed for our nation’s survival. That frightful event’s only bright spot was that it brought our nation together – for a short while. Twenty-five years have passed since that…
LegsJudy Conlin One is born with legs and seldom gives a thought about them. At first, you just kick them in the air. Next, you use them to roll over, eventually to creep on your knees, and finally to pull yourself up on your feet and walk. As you get older, they become very useful….
Slim Randles We’re still curious about exactly where Old Man Jenkins’ cabin is. While he was alive, we never thought to bug him about where he lived, because we also cherish a man’s right to privacy. But Jenkins died on one of his trips to town, and we still didn’t know where his cabin was….
Nancy Kennedy I have two fundamental beliefs about kids. If you need help with your TV remote, ask a 10-year-old. When you need big-time prayers, ask a 6-year-old. That’s what I did the year Hurricane Irma hit Florida. So, I reached out for the big guns — my great-niece Leah in California. Her mom, my…
God will never quit on us Sheryl Boldt My daughter Wendy stood in her wedding gown before the full-length mirror. She and her bridesmaids chatted excitedly as they prepared for the very important day. I wanted to join in. As the mother-of-the-bride, I should – should what? I panicked. I didn’t feel ready for this…
