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A kid who loves to write

My all-time favorite quote is “Hard work yields profit, and mere talk leads to poverty.” I heard it…

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Time to fly and take in the scenery

My nephew was due to graduate, so I began the push for plane tickets. “Fly,” I urged my…

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Brookhaven offers warm welcome

As far as first impressions go, Brookhaven has hit a home run. My family moved here two weeks…

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Protecting children is everyone’s business

This column originally published in 2013. I’ve written before about my experiences with child abuse as a Children’s…

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I guess I just love trees

I can see hundreds of trees from where I sit; all are unique — no two exactly the…

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2MSNNYC: A Memorial Day to remember

So our favorite Marine calls me from Camp Lejeune to talk about boots. “You think I should take…

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Is it time to rethink college football?

Is it time to re-think how — or even if — college football continues in the form we…

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Another day on the square

Like many second Thursdays in Mays past, I was recently sitting underneath a tent on Canton’s Historic Square,…

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An airing of grievances

Occasionally, I use this space to address a number of trivial matters that are of no concern to…

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Granny, Gitchey or G-Mom?

Granddarling had a birthday party Saturday. This is the child who, at age 3, quizzes me on questions…