That letter to the editor truly saddened my heart. There is no question that these are hard economic times. A resident here lost his job and, as a result, lost his house. But he didn’t sit and cry about it. He found work in some ingenious ways using Craigs List and other...
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I read, w/considerable interest, Ms Gilmour’s letter responding to Marybeth Hick’s previous letter/comments. As I read Ms. Hicks’ comments she, frankly, echoed the comments of many of us. However, Ms Gilmour’s letter prompted me to ‘smile’ at her responses. I will go beyond Ms Hicks’ letter to outline certain facts about the...
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I read with interest Marybeth Hicks’ op-ed in the November Grapevine. I am an (older) youth of the ’60s, and have seen my share of protests. My views have changed in many categories since that decade; some have become more liberal, some much more conservative. Through it all, how ever, I like to think...
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We hear a lot these days about the importance of community and our lack of it. With everyone focused on just getting by — multiple jobs to make the mortgage payments, the property taxes, gas, food — when we finally stagger home at night, we slam the door on everything: neighbors, town, country. Our...
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The Noon Book Group is reading The Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke. Discussion date is changed to Monday, December 12, at noon at the home of one of our members. There will be a potluck lunch and cookie swap. Call the library for details. Thanks to all who came to Story Times in...
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Call it an occupational hazard, but I can’t look at the Occupy Wall Street protesters without thinking, “Who parented these people?” As a culture columnist, I’ve commented on the social and political ramifications of the “movement” — now known as “OWS” — whose fairyland agenda can be summarized by one of their placards: “Everything...
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‘Tis the season for trail riding here in the scenic backwoods that we love here in Mason! Unfortunately, the more I ride the trails lately, the more I’m seeing beer cans and trash littering the sides of the trails in the Boynton Town Forest (behind our property on Hurricane Hill Road) and the Townsend...
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I wanted to let the area neighbors know there is a younger, all black cat that has been around my house for the past three days. Not sure of the gender but with a little effort the cat was willing to come over and seemed pretty happy to get some hamburger and crunchies (the...
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After reading the message from the governor in the September Grapevine about what to do in an emergency, I’m even more “underwhelmed” with the governor than I was before. He tells us what to do (which is mostly to do nothing) in case of any emergency. Leave everything to “professionals” who may arrive in...
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DURING THE WEEK OF AUGUST 15, THE FIRST MISSION FOR A CREW OF EIGHT low-level offenders from the Hillsborough County House of Correction was to cut and bag Japanese knotweed behind the Mason School as it was invading the newly grassed-in playground. An additional concern is that knotweed roots can extend up to 65...
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