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  House guests | Mark’s Remarks

  I’ve heard two wise sayings about house guests.  My maternal grandmother often said: “To...

  • Posted April 11, 2019
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  Thrift Store Madness and Dressing Weird in the 80s | Mark’s Remarks

  Do any of you remember the phase in the 1980s when all the cool...

  • Posted March 27, 2019
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  The Healthy + Happy Life | Tick, tock! What are you waiting for?

  BY AMY WAGENKNECHT As a teacher, I would never ask my students to read...

  • Posted March 20, 2019
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  Tricky Micki | Mark’s Remarks

  My wife will get me after she reads this column, so I may have...

  • Posted March 13, 2019
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  The Demise of Community Institutions | Mark’s Remarks

  In my hometown of Fairfield, Illinois, we always had the constant presence and importance...

  • Posted March 6, 2019
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  A Long Life | Mark’s Remarks

  Do you ever think about those people who lived in biblical times? If you...

  • Posted February 27, 2019
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  Naysayers and Distributors of Mundane Advice | Mark’s Remarks

  I’m telling you, there’s one in every crowd: someone who has to rain on...

  • Posted February 20, 2019
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  All You Need is a Little Vitamin P | The Happy + Healthy Life

  By AMY WAGENKNECHT For the Republic-Times Every year we start off with great intentions....

  • Posted February 13, 2019
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  Agendas | Mark’s Remarks

  Small towns are interesting places. People come together in various fashions, whether it be...

  • Posted February 13, 2019
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  Tracy and Hepburn | Mark’s Remarks

  I remember watching “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” one rainy afternoon and really loving...

  • Posted January 30, 2019
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  The Male Minority and Missing the Boys | Mark’s Remarks

  We just dropped our No. 2 son off at school to join his brother,...

  • Posted January 23, 2019
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  Conversationalists | Mark’s Remarks

  Do you know anyone you find hard to talk to?  Sometimes, I wonder if...

  • Posted January 16, 2019
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