Flags throughout the area were at half-staff this past Wednesday, marking the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
But the one out front of ...
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When I was a kid, it ranked right up there with Bilbo’s magic ring and the car from “Knight Rider,” topping off my Oh-The-Things-I-Could-Do-If-I-Just-Had-A-__ List.
And, ...
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Of all the TV dads at the moment, the best one in my opinion has to be Tom Mason of TNT’s “Falling Skies.”
Honorable and self-sacrificing, Tom (played by Noah Wyle) ...
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The people I write about in 'Our Lives' meet death in a variety of ways.
Most of the time it’s natural causes, and usually at a very old age. Others, sadly, are ...
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There were scuffs and scrapes aplenty. Bug bites. Sunburns. Even jellyfish stings.
But, I am happy to report, the girls have quite recovered.
Me, I’m still ...
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Tallgrass Prairie prides itself on being quiet.
It’s the kind of quiet, they tell you, that once dominated much of the continent, back when about the only thing ...
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And so, after waiting breathlessly for days for the Royal Baby to arrive, the free world and all its office betting pools would have to wait a little longer still, ...
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