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June 27, 2008
by Terry Michelotti
I was very happy to read the article about the rescued baby fawn at Bell School the other day. I really commend the New Castle Police Department for their quick response and caring efforts. I also would like to say thank you to the school nurse for her help.
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June 20, 2008
by Warren Gottlieb
Tim Russert, the beloved moderator of “Meet the Press” and Washington bureau chief of NBC News, died suddenly of a heart attack at age 58 this past week. He was one of my heroes.
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May 30, 2008
by Zach Schonfeld
There has been no shortage of criticism concerning the imminent Greeley schedule change, which looms on the horizon like some loose storm of dreaded proportions.
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May 23, 2008
by Andy Sparks
I’ve just run up and down the hills on Hardscrabble Road.
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by Mark S. Tulis
April 18, 2008
Recently we had a party at our home to celebrate the fact that, after living in New Castle for 30 years, my wife Elaine and I are not moving away even though our youngest child is about to graduate from Greeley. The reason we are not moving is because our love for the town has not changed in those 30 years and we believe our connection with the town does not end with our youngest going off to college.
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March 28, 2008
by Christine Yeres
My 16-year-old son continued to use his cell phone, band aided with silver duct tape to match, until the hinge between the hearing and talking parts completely gave out.
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February 15, 2008
by Susie Pender
She only got one wrong, out of the 20 questions on the New York State written driver’s test. And they don’t tell you which one, just hand over the learner’s permit with a smile and quick congratulations. Odd that. Shouldn’t they make sure she knows the right answer?
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February 15, 2008
by Rose Cohen
Barack Obama first won me over at Washington Square where, like all his listeners, I was transported to a better place.
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February 8, 2008
by George Benack
Our country has grown rife with pundits whose jobs depend on portraying simple situations as more complex than they really are. When pressed for straightforward answers like, “Who will pay for and why are we even considering this $150 billion stimulus package?”, they hem and haw or, lacking sensible justification for such an expenditure, tell us it’s too complicated for the average Joe to understand how economies like ours work, that it’s not the same as when a homemaker has to balance the household budget. Truth be told, in many ways it is the same. And that’s part of why we’re in the mess we’re in.
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by Lee Seham
February 1, 2008
A few months ago, I filed my first written sexual harassment complaint. Ironic – maybe – for a man who conducts sexual harassment prevention seminars for large and mid-size corporations.
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By Laura Rossi-Ortiz
January 4, 2008
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By Rich Diefenbach
December 21, 2007
So much is written about the need to help our children find the “true spirit” of Christmas.
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By Gili Kliger
December 7, 2007
I should be working on my college applications right now. I’m sitting at the kitchen table. It’s a Saturday night, mid-November.
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By Lee Seham
November 30, 2007
A female client once strenuously objected to my sexist observation that acceding to the other side’s position on a particular issue would leave us “emasculated” in the course of further negotiations.
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By Lee Seham
November 2, 2007
Growing up, some of my best friends were Jewish. Actually, my very best friend – my dad.
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