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Write Again…They were young and hopeful

In perusing old newspaper clippings when I was preparing to write about the Tulip Festivals, I ran across a single column piece titled “Seniors Selected ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 11:52 am

Columns

Write Again…A journey still remembered

On Thanksgiving Day in 1959, we enjoyed a really splendid meal, as good as any one might have had if he were home.   We weren’t ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:22 am

Columns

Write Again…When you wish upon a star

“It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears; a world of hopes, and a world of fears. There’s so much that we share, that ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 11:26 am

Columns

Write Again…And that, friends, is why

He felt really lucky to be alive. Just surviving the sinking of the ship he was on during unimaginably terrifying storm induced seas seemed miraculous.   ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 5:03 pm

Columns

Write Again…It really is a small world

Interesting are those things – coincidences, maybe? – which reminds us it really is a small world. Eine kleine welt. Please let me, then, share ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 12:04 pm

Columns

Write Again…It was the perfect season

Sports. Athletics. My days of playing, then coaching, are in my rear view mirror now. There was a day, though, although now in my very ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Wednesday, March 10, 2021 12:18 pm

Columns

Write Again…The Bingham School subjects

Sarah Paul Cox, aka Sally, aka (by me) my incomparable first wife, is the granddaughter of the late Albert Mayhew Paul, on her maternal side ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 11:47 am

Columns

Write Again…Here’s to your good health

From time to time I run across, or am sent, items clipped from newspapers, magazines, and other sources that might well lend itself to a ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 3:32 pm

Columns

Write Again…Those were her happy years

In my “first life” as a columnist (1970 to the late 1980s) from time to time I wrote about my growing up years here in ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 12:42 pm

Columns

Write Again…It was a very special call

It would be my view that artists (all mediums) and writers (of all genres) aren’t immune to enjoying a bit of recognition from others. It ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Wednesday, February 10, 2021 2:06 pm

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