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Penny war: BG-Otsego rivalry benefits Veterans Memorial
The story’s pretty well known. Frederic Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty as a gift from the French people to the United States right around the time of the American centennial.
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Posted: October 15
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Otsego,
Veteran,
Joseph Pulitzer
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Tuesday 10/15/2019
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- Penny war: BG-Otsego rivalry benefits Veterans Memorial
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The story’s pretty well known. Frederic Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty as a gift from the French people to the United States right around the time of the American centennial.
- Posted: October 15, 2019
Wednesday 10/02/2019
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- Let’s revisit conservative, liberal definitions
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Everyone’s got an opinion on what’s wrong with American politics today. Talk radio’s to blame, or maybe the internet. Definitely, the other guy is to blame, every time. But what if the problem is that we just don’t know much anymore?
- Posted: October 02, 2019
Tuesday 09/17/2019
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- A last handshake with Gramps
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I’ve shaken hands with admirals, governors, a vice president of the United States, professional athletes. Once, I shook Captain America’s hand. But far and away the single most impressive handshake I ever was part of was with a retired letter carrier.
- Posted: September 17, 2019
Thursday 09/05/2019
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- Duffy was delivered from evil so many times, and then …
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I’ve been reading a bunch of old newspapers recently, and in a Feb. 7, 1942 edition I came across a page three story: “Former Toledo Priest Wounded.” By the second paragraph, my attention was captured.
- Posted: September 05, 2019
Wednesday 08/21/2019
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- Celebrate this life and every season
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I’ve been mourning the end of summer for the past couple of weeks as I’ve prepared for the school year that started this week — a mix of melancholy for the good times that have come to an end, and excitement for this new school year.
- Posted: August 21, 2019
Wednesday 08/07/2019
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- Stripped and starved: A county man’s Civil War story
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Just a mile down Jerry City Road from Elmwood High School is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cemetery, nestled off a soft bend in the Portage River.
- Posted: August 07, 2019
Thursday 07/25/2019
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- There’s more to Normandy — try hedgerows
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Nearly two months ago, the world’s eyes turned to the west coast of France for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in World War II. Many believe that single day was the battle of Normandy, that by June 7, 1944 the beachhead was secure and the war all but won.
- Posted: July 25, 2019
Wednesday 06/26/2019
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- Reviving the American dream of home ownership
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June is National Homeownership Month. Homeownership provides many social and economic benefits, not just for the homeowner, but for the communities in which they live. One aspect of the American dream is to own a home.
- Posted: June 26, 2019
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- Jacob Riis: a “crank” for pricking the nation’s conscience
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A new exhibit at the Wood County Historical Museum is worth a visit. But be warned; you may shed some tears.
- Posted: June 26, 2019
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- Go ahead, scare yourself
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“Just move an E-minor down to the sixth fret,” Jean said to me, because God as my witness, I didn’t even know there was such a thing as an A-sharp, much less how to form it.
- Posted: June 26, 2019
Wednesday 06/12/2019
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- Everyone should feel farmers’ pain
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Ten days ago, 3 inches of rain poured from the skies over Wood County, and “that clinched it,” said Jim Bostdorff.
- Posted: June 12, 2019
Wednesday 05/29/2019
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- We’re all fans of America
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I love Cleveland sports, probably to a degree that isn’t entirely healthy. And when I meet another person who loves Cleveland sports, I embrace them.
- Posted: May 29, 2019
Wednesday 05/15/2019
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- County war memorial: Let’s build this thing
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It was raining on the last Sunday of April 1950 when dozens of Wood County residents gathered to dedicate the big, granite memorial to the county men who died in the two World Wars.
- Posted: May 15, 2019
Wednesday 03/21/2018
- Insurance companies need to step up to fight opioid epidemic
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There is not just one solution to end the opioid epidemic. We need prevention, treatment, enforcement and recovery. And we need the health insurance industry to step up, and do its part to combat addiction.
- Posted: March 21, 2018
Wednesday 03/07/2018
- Trace school shooting scourge back to behavior, lack of respect
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Why are we plagued with all the school shootings? And other shootings? It's not about guns or mental problems. It is about behavior and lack of respect for others, among various other reasons. We, as a nation, have lost respect for the sanctity of life. We are so concerned with ourselves we have no feelings for the other guy or gal.
- Posted: March 07, 2018
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