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Over the years, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with all forms of rain, ranging from gentle, spirit-calming rain showers to window rattling …
I recently wrote about how eggs, which were once deemed “bad,” are now deemed “good.” However, just the opposite happened regarding cigarettes.
There's probably nothing that can set one's teeth on edge quite like hearing that you need to have a root canal. Some of us would rather fight…
Back in January, I wrote about the many pets my two children had over the years. That was due mainly to my first husband, Dennis Lippincott, w…
Yesterday, May 1, was not just another day. It was the Great American Grump Out! Many people and groups against grumpiness have paid tribute t…
I’m an unabashed egg lover. I enjoy them fried, scrambled, hard boiled, soft boiled, poached (only ones not illegally acquired), and “deviled.…
Tick, tick, tick. There are two types of Biological Clocks. One type is celebrated every year on April 28 th and it involves appreciating “the…
EVANSVILLE — With its strong finish at the Wisconsin Fall High School Quiz Bowl Tournament, the quiz bowl team from Evansville High School wil…
Many people think I’m clumsy because of the multitudinous injuries I’ve sustained over the years: scratches, scrapes, sprains, cuts, contusion…
Attention all wives: April 20 is “Husband Appreciation Day!” My husband already knows how much I appreciate him. Why, just this morning, I tol…
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“A girl must marry for love, and keep on marrying until she finds it.” So, on April 13, 1983, the bride who uttered those wacky words of wisdo…
Although my grandchildren (currently ages 9 to 23) are rapidly growing older, I still organize annual Easter egg hunts for those residing in J…
Honesty is always the best policy, right? Wrong. Why is it wrong? Well, I cannot tell a lie. It’s because today, April 4th, is “National Tell …
People look puzzled whenever I share that I never attended one math class while a student at Milton Union High School. No Pre-algebra, Algebra…
I’ve always loved different genres of music but I never cared for country music until I moved to Wisconsin. That was 2006. Prior to that, I av…
I’m thankful I learned to read and write English while attending “grade school” in Milton. That’s what we old fogies called elementary school …
If you’ve been looking for some sort of “day of happiness,” you actually just missed one. March 20 was “International Day of Happiness!” And, …
Have you ever wanted to make history but haven’t yet figured out how to do it? Well, 65 years ago tomorrow on March 15, 1959, one gentleman de…
Attention single guys and gals, in case you didn’t know, today is February 29th, that infamous calendar anomaly called “Leap Year Day.” Why is…
When I was a youngster, pale gray clouds often sprinkled gentle spring rains over our Milton neighborhood. Whenever that happened, multiple ki…
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I’ve always loved words and hated numbers, especially whenever I weigh myself.
Attention single guys and gals, in case you didn’t know, today is February 29th, that infamous calendar anomaly called “Leap Year Day.” Why is…
Many people who grew up in the 1950s probably have fond memories of their childhood home, such as baking cookies with their mother in the kitc…
It was Feb. 22, 1997, when the front page of nearly every major newspaper in the world announced, to a storm of controversy, that someone in S…
DELAVAN -- Aram Public Library in Delavan has been awarded $1,000 to host programs and purchase materials to foster a better understanding of …
When I was single, I hated Valentine’s Day. Not just because of the overly excessive worldwide commercialization of our deepest emotion—love—b…
It won’t be long before Janesville and Milton will be invaded by that annual creature variously known worldwide as either a yard sale, a garag…
You know how it’s said that “love makes the world go round?” Well, some hopeless romantic decided that the week before Valentine’s Day, Februa…
I’ve always used humor, along with my Christian faith, to get through life’s trials. I’m not unique in that respect. Literally millions of peo…
Since I grew up in Wisconsin, I know that winter always gifts us with snow and ice. How much we get and when we get these “cool presents” vari…