No boys allowed | Mark’s Remarks
When I first started teaching almost 25 years ago, there were only a few men on the staff. In my own particular grade level,...
Listen to the words | Mark’s Remarks
Go figure. I like to listen to the oldies station. If you’ve read any of my columns about my love of history, that will...
The magic of an ordinary birthday | Mark’s Remarks
Bless Andrea Degenhart’s heart. Every year she wishes me a happy birthday in her column.
You would think that all of us at the Republic-Times...
The airwaves | Mark’s Remarks
In my hometown, we have a little radio station that started broadcasting in the 1950’s. I grew up listening.
In the mornings, there would be...
Waiting for Rosie | Mark’s Remarks
I know most of you remember watching "The Jetsons" when you were a kid. Or maybe when your kids were kids, or whatever. The...
The night the lights went out | Mark’s Remarks
Recently, we had a power outage that was, I thought, wonderful. It seemed everything halted for a time. We lit candles and sat around...
How hard is it to smile? | Mark’s Remarks
I went to a local business office not too long ago. A lot of you must go there from time to time. I will...
The Hex | Mark’s Remarks
I don’t really believe in hexes, but I do something I call putting a “hex” on old houses. Maybe it should be called "saying...
Oh well | Mark’s Remarks
Let’s face it: we are, for the most part, a self-centered society. How many times do you listen to a conversation, all the while...
Dreams? | Mark’s Remarks
I always read Roald Dahl’s Big Friendly Giant to my fourth graders every year. It is a fun, complicated and terribly disgusting book. Kids...
A book of stories? | Mark’s Remarks
Sure, there are some parts of the Bible that are hard to understand, and there are parts of the Bible many people struggle with.
It’s...
Satisfaction | Mark’s Remarks
Isn’t it funny how we are never satisfied? We are such selfish, unfulfilled creatures at times, aren’t we?
When I was a kid, we had...