R-T Columns
Elderly impatience and Walmart | Mark’s Remarks
It wasn’t until I started working retail when I was in my late teens that I realized that older people aren’t as patient as I thought they were. Until then,…
Read MoreUltra-processed food: A growing list of possible health risks | For Your Health
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center Ultra-processed foods. It’s not a term many of us heard 10, or even five, years ago. But that’s starting to change. We…
Read MoreScary Christmas | Mark’s Remarks
Did you ever stop and think about how frightening Christmas can be? I think I’d sort of forgotten myself. Then I happened upon several reels of parents scaring the…
Read MoreAn Epiphany progressive dinner | Taste Buds
The Christmas holiday season for many Christians concludes with marking the Epiphany — the Magi’s visit to baby Jesus. All around the world, people celebrate the Epiphany in different ways.…
Read MoreTidy little compartments | Ott Observations
Human beings have an amazing capacity to keep different aspects of their lives in tidy little compartments, often trying to ignore the contradictions between these compartments. Neatly defining each…
Read MoreThree decades | Mark’s Remarks
Last week marked our 30th wedding anniversary. To me, it’s mind boggling for a plethora of reasons. She’s put up with me that long, we have made it through…
Read MoreHoliday gimmicks and money makers | Mark’s Remarks
How many times have you used the old saying “I wish I’d thought of that?” I mean, shoot, some of the things floating around these days amaze me. Who…
Read MoreLook in the mirror | Ott Observations
The election is over, the winners are gleeful and the losers are in despair. Media pundits and Democratic party officials are trying to dissect the results and understand the…
Read MoreSimple memories and innocence | Mark’s Remarks
Here I go again. I think just about every holiday season I have ever written about probably talks about something I’m nostalgic or sentimental about. I can’t help it. Humor…
Read MoreForced Christmas | Mark’s Remarks
I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it: I think people rush Christmas every year because they long for something to change. They are not happy with something going…
Read MoreSharing the Feast | Taste Buds
An online column by Vivanda Felice and Pipa Benoit, pseudonyms for two Monroe County foodies dedicated to supporting and highlighting local food spirit and culture Sharing the Feast Thanksgiving came…
Read MoreWe failed the character test | Ott Observations
As I watched the election returns and realized Donald Trump will be our next president, I found myself thinking about our Founding Fathers. I imagined them traveling forward in time…
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