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State Rep. Danny Sterling

State Rep. Danny Sterling

Capitol Report

During the legislative session this spring, the Legislature passed some very important bills related to emergency management.
Patti Poteete

Patti Poteete

Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?

I won the lottery … in my dreams. Sometimes I ponder the wondrous life a lottery win would afford me. I can do impossible things with the hypothetical millions of dollars, minus half after taxes.

Company Is A Comin’

“Mom, Company Is a Comin’” For our younger readers, “company,” in pre-TV time (Midwestern edition), described a visiting family often unannounced. Usually, visitors were nearby farming families.The entire family might come packed into a small four-door sedan.
Every Breath You Take...

Every Breath You Take...

Every Breath You Take...

“Every breath you take, I’ll be watching you…” also known as the “Stalker’s Anthem!” This came across my music feed while I was on a walk the other night. I had to laugh out loud and probably looked like a raging lunatic. Sting sings, “how my poor heart aches, with every step you take.”
The Ten Acre Observatory

The Ten Acre Observatory

Night Sky Report

We were able to get in several good viewing sessions over the month. We did have a number of evenings when we had almost solid cloud cover that went on to dissipate by the early morning hours, giving way to very good viewing conditions by 2 to 3 in the morning.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

The Golden Age Center welcomed the autumn season with the hope for cooler weather and more showers. We want to thank Jack and Gretchen Conger and Ronny and Leann O’Dell for their gospel songfest at the center.