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Memorial Day is a day chosen to remember all those men and women who have given their lives for our freedom.  From the Revolutionary war to the war in Afghanistan, we have continued to sacrifice the lives of our best people.  One day is hardly enough to be grateful for that sacrifice. My two brothers were…

Have you ever had to walk somewhere in total darkness? It can be a bit un-nerving.  I remember as a child when the construction workers were working on the road in front of our house, they used smudge pots to shed enough light so one didn’t fall over their mess during the night.  They were…

I love to look out my windows and see what the nature world is doing in my yard.  This fat bunny comes almost every day to find what he can under the bird feeder.  Sometimes I put cut up fruit in the backyard so they can have a treat.  However, we don’t want to let…

I’m sure I don’t have all the answers for that, but if we each try to make a difference in our own community and work together with others of like mind, I believe we can make a difference.  I live in a small town in Sandusky County, Ohio.  Many of our residents didn’t believe we had…

Margaret Weisz has been the director of the Liberty Center of Sandusky County for 14 years.  She began working as a volunteer years before that.  The Liberty Center is the only homeless Sandusky County.  Margaret and the Liberty Center belong to an organization in Columbus, OH that looks at the bigger picture COHHIO stands for…

A wonderful thing seems to happen as people from around the world gather to compete in the Olympics.  This year’s Summer Olympics will be held in London, England.  What is it that makes us gather to support the young athletes from many nations? Perhaps it’s because during that time we don’t see each other as enemies,…

With Mother’s Day fast approaching, many of us are looking for the perfect gift for our own mom Should we send flowers or buy a box of chocolates?  Maybe a new blouse for summer or a nice pair of sandals.  There are so many choices, how can we decide?  What would make any mother happy…

1. A mom will always be there for her children, even when they are grown. 2. A mom thinks about her children long after they have “flown the nest”. 3. A mom supports her children’s dreams, even when they seem impossible. 4. A mom loves her children in a way they will never understand until…

This is the last of the Ten Commandments, “You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbors”.  The word covet is one we don’t use much these days.  Basically it means to desire greatly enough to try to make the possession your own.  If Susie ‘covets’ Jenny’s sucker, she is willing to take it…

Bearing false witness or giving false testimony are just other ways of saying lying.  One of the prblems with lying is that we have made it into a degree measuring unit.  Some ‘little white lies’ are acceptable.  Things said in a joking way, sometimes are just lies.  Some stretch the truth to the extent that…
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