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Jerome Bennett

Goodbye, and good luck

June 23, 2009

You may remember that Edward R. Murrow always signed off his TV news show with, ‘‘Good night and good luck.’’ While I am obviously not putting myself in the same category as Edward R. Murrow, I thought that a similar statement might be a good way to close out my time as a community columnist. As I’m finishing my assignment and bidding everyone a good bye, I’m also wishing everyone in the valley the best of luck in these troubled times. When my three other colleagues and I met with officials of the Tribune Chronicle, Mr. Charles Jarvis (Publisher) and Mr. Frank Robinson (Editor), about a year ago, they asked each of us what it was that prompted us to want to be a community columnist. My answer was that I felt a need to try to influence people to challenge what I perceived to be the lock-step, group think actions or inactions of elected officials in our valley. I think of myself as an optimistic person but I’m not blindly optimistic; yet I felt that I had to try.

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Welcome to Bizarro (Trumbull) County

June 9, 2009

In the late 1950s, DC Comics introduced Bizarro Superman as an absolute opposite of Superman. In the ’60s, they introduced Bizarro World.

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Cooperation needed to generate jobs

May 29, 2009

Recently, the Tribune Chronicle included an article reporting that the percentage of the workforce that was unemployed was as great as the percentage of manufacturing jobs in the area.

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Our little white circus dog

May 12, 2009

For several years, I walked in our neighborhood with a stately German Shepherd dog at my side. I think I became more recognized by Konnen at my side than for myself.

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Area needs positive image

April 28, 2009

There are encouraging things happening in the Valley that may be expected to improve our economic future.

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The deeper the roots, the stronger the tree

April 24, 2009

Spring is here again, and soon the damage of the long winter will be covered by new growth. I already have enjoyed several walks in Perkins Park. It was nice to stroll along the river walk and see the trout lilies in bloom.

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