From our readers Editor:
The United States pays out over $12 billion dollars every year in non-military aid, according to figures I received from Representative Reid Ribble.
Meanwhile, other politicians, such as Representative Ryan, are seeking to reduce domestic programs such as Social Security and Medicare for seniors.
I am 65 years, my husband is 80, and we worked hard all our productive lives until we retired. Yet, our fixed retirement income of Social Security and pensions is just a few thousand above federal poverty level.
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Tales from the old-timer She Was One in a Million
by Janie Martin, daughter of the Old-Timer
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Wednesday night my husband, daughter and I were less than 2 miles from our rural home when a dog darted from the right in front of our truck. I saw and instantly recognized the panic in her face. She was a good sized mixed-breed, young, black and brown, no collar. The story is familiar. As the adrenaline rush from nearly hitting her subsided! my daughter noticed a nearby red car. It followed us to the crossroad where we live, and t...
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Country Cousin Fathers...
Hi Folks!
It was Easter just yesterday. Mother’s Day was a few minutes ago, and now Father’s Day is just around the corner...Sunday, June 16, in fact. June Dairy Month is half over. Frost is hardly out of the ground and they’re cutting the first crop of hay. Summer takes forever to get here, and then it simply flies by!
FATHER’S DAY
Fathers have been around for a long, long time. In America Father’s Day didn’t get to be a recognized celebration until 1972, but in the ruins of Babyl...
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From our readers Editor:
Last weekend we showed respect for those that had lost there lives fighting in wars for the freedom that we have in this Counrty. We also honored those that have served their Counrty in all branches of the service and are no longer with us. There were flags along streets and new flags by the graves of veterans in cemetery after cemetery. Memorial services were held every where.
It is too bad that the flag of our country does not get the same respect that our fallen service members got last week. As many of us departed t...
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Tales from the old-timer Letter From A Friend
I got a letter from an old friend, Mel Sharpe of Peshtigo, and it will be used for this week’s Old Timer column.
He wrote:
Several years ago you interviewed me for a few stories of my experiences in World War II and you published them in the Peshtigo Times.
I was overseas for over 2-1/2 years for the North Africa, Italy, and Sicilian campaigns. A few days ago I happened to think of a few humorous incidents that happened to me in Italy and on the Italian Island of Sicily.
When ...
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