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When spring birds sing, the vacuum comes out to play
Tell me what this sounds like to you. You’re in a dimly-lit room. Balls of lint float gently across the floor like miniature tumbleweeds. There’s a fraying recliner with a broken footrest sprawled drunkenly in one corner, and a wooden desk is cocked at an angle beneath a windowsill stacked high with brick-a-brack – receipts, […]
The evolution of great friendships
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to hit the road and visit one of my best friends from college. After a lengthy trip, I turned into the drive that led to her picturesque, suburban new home. Standing at its threshold, she stood glowing, patting her large stomach draped in a comfortable shirt, eight months pregnant, […]
When bathroom humor wears thin
Don’t wash the dishes – I haven’t brushed my teeth yet “Attention, please,” my updated social media status read, “The toilet is out of the bathtub and functioning properly.” Anyone who really knows us will tell they knew this was not a joke. It was Day Three of my return home from a weeklong trip […]
Investors may also reduce, reuse, recycle
On Friday, we observe Earth Day. Like many people, you might participate in some activities to help the health of our planet. But you can also do some things to improve your personal investment environment. In fact, you might want to follow a key environmental theme: reduce, reuse, recycle. How can these elements be applied […]
The wondrous (and annoying) sights and sounds of spring
Gee, you know, there are some things about spring that I love. There’s the reappearance of green grass, the magic and fun of finding things you forgot you left outside way back in October, the warmer nights and longer days… And then there are the peepers. There my reaction tends to be less love, more […]
Alfred resident contributes to Irish history book
From Staff Reports ALFRED — Resident Mary Lee Dunn has contributed a chapter to a new Irish history book, “The Famine Irish: Emigration and the Great Hunger,” edited by historian Ciaran Reilly and set to be published in early April by the History Press Ireland. The work is a collection of essays, most of them […]
Meet Gypsy
Gypsy is a tri-colored young female feline who came into Another Chance Animal Rescue from a family that could no longer provide for this lovely family pet. Gypsy is a couple of years old with a lot of love to give to her new family, plenty of energy for play time, and a sweet gentle […]
Wells, other rotary clubs teaming up to collect crutches
The Wells Rotary Club is excited to announce that it is teaming up with other Rotary Clubs throughout Rotary District 7780 for the “Crutches 4 Africa” Program. Crutches 4 Africa is an organization that collects medical mobility devices (crutches, canes, walkers and wheelchairs) for people in Africa. David Talbot, a Rotarian from Colorado and polio […]