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Columns

Write Again … Opiate of the masses

To say that America is sports crazy, such as assertion certainly comes as a surprise to very few. At the youth level, the emphasis on ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, September 29, 2017 2:21 pm

Community Columns

Write Again . . . It’s called what?

Well, now. Most who know me are aware of my almost life-long love of four-part a cappella harmony. Especially when it’s in the traditional barbershop ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, September 22, 2017 2:13 pm

Community Columns

Write Again … Our large ladies

Lovely large ladies living lives of leisure. Now, I believe that’s an apt description of our “girthful” girls, Gladys and Babe. Mother and daughter. Perhaps ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, September 15, 2017 2:13 pm

Community Columns

Write Again … Anatomy of a paper

The Washington Daily News is a very small fish in an ocean of diverse and multiple media sources. As such, economic survival is a constant ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, September 8, 2017 5:18 pm

Columns

Write Again … So what think you?

THE QUESTIONS — “When is the last time you did something for the first time?” That was put to me some weeks ago by a ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, September 1, 2017 6:44 pm

Community Columns

Write Again . . . Just who are we?

Who am I? Are we who we think we are? Are we who we think others think we are? Do we attempt to be that ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, August 25, 2017 2:28 pm

Community Columns

Write Again … A humorous irony

The substance of today’s endeavor was sent to us by our friend Sweet Old Laurie. That’s right. Sweet Old Laurie is how he refers to ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, August 18, 2017 6:32 pm

Community Columns

Write Again. . . Once upon a time

Now, today’s endeavor contains a lot of names. A whole lot. So for you who are not originally from here, or are a generation or ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, August 11, 2017 5:29 pm

Columns

Write Again … To Zach, with love

In some ways, it just doesn’t seem possible. I remember so clearly when our first grandchild, Zachary (Zach) James Dimonekas, was born. May 18, 1999. ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, August 4, 2017 5:46 pm

Columns

Write Again … Looking one’s age?

My Incomparable First Wife and I were sitting in one of the large waiting areas, as I had begun filling out the forms for a ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, July 31, 2017 7:02 pm

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