Remembering Mayor Maggie

I had enough to worry about on my wedding day. I had a family full of people who could embarrass me at the drop of a hat. My best man had an incriminating picture hidden in his tuxedo jacket that…

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Ready for My Closeup

I took a playwriting class during my junior year of college. For our final project, we had to write and present a one-act play. We didn’t have to worry about a set or stage directions. We just had to recruit…

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‘Grease’ Is The Word

Last night, Maria and I went to see the story of plucky teens who have their futures ahead of them and tell their story through song and dance. No, not “High School Musical 3,” although we will go see that…

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Everyone into the Pool!

One time a few years ago, our neighbor came over to our house in a little bit of a panic. My car had rolled from in front of their house and onto the curb in front of theirs, resting against…

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The Breakfast Mess

I know Memorial Day is set aside for us to honor the troops. I totally respect that even though I value the day more because it gives me a nice four-day week. I just have one question: What does denying…

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Worth a Shot

I like to try and support local food places. When Maria was working on Saturday, I figured I’d hit a place I had never tried before. I was hankering for a sub so I went to this new pizza/sub joint….

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Tradition Has Its Place

When Maria and I first talked about getting married, we looked at where we might want to live. We had lived in Hanover for a few years each, but didn’t know if this is where we wanted to settle permanently….

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