Dear Customers,            I read the paper at work in the morning.  If I had to pay for it, I don’t think I’d bother.  About the only thing I enjoy during those 7-8 minutes spent catching up with local news is the comics page!  That page rarely disappoints!           One of my all-time favorite comic…

Dear Customers,           Don’t you just love an election year?  Well, I don’t!  Political ads, finger pointing, outrageous claims for and/or against. . . “I’m (fill-in-the-blank) and I approve this gross exaggeration”.  It just gets old months before it’s actually time to vote!           There is one claim that I do agree with, but I…

Dear Customers, With the month of July now in full swing, there are certain annual events that I look forward to as an integral part of summer.  I’m talking about vacations, family picnics, fireworks over the Lake, fireflies blinking on and off in a nighttime meadow, and visiting with people who were once from here…

Dear Customers, The first week of July begins the second half of the year.  That’s right, 2024 is officially half over sometime on July 1st!  It’s also the anniversary of our country’s independence from England some 248 years ago.  This Thursday, July 4th, will be commemorated with ceremonies, parades, fireworks and picnics among friends and…