Taking the good news in the best way possible
In the line of work that we do, it is very easy to get caught up in all the bad things that we see and hear every day. I sometimes find myself watching the news and reading the stories about crime and violence, and it begins to weigh on me. It is also easy to allow the bad news to take over the way that I, and we, think about the good news when it comes along. Over the past three years that I have worked here, I have had the chance to talk with and interview some truly amazing people. I have had the chance to see a family reacting to their father as he returns home from Iraq. I have met young people with illness who have found the strength to fight and move forward, and I have watched as this valley has gone from such extreme lows and has fought and worked so hard to move toward the future. Over the past couple of months I have had the pleasure of meeting and talking with an amazing young man. I am not going to say who, but it isn’t hard to figure it out.
» Full StoryLooking back:?12 months and a million years ago
This time last year, I was beginning to panic about the coming birth of my son. We were getting down to a matter of days and hours — gone were the months that we had to plan.
When he was born, I changed.
Whiskers work for hockey players and Hemingway
Over the past couple weeks I’ve been working on an experiment. It’s nothing earth shattering, but it’s been very interesting to see how people react to it.
My experiment? I’ve grown a beard.
That joyful holiday feeling has returned
Allow me to start the new year by saying that I hope that everyone had a happy and healthy Christmas and holiday season.
Speaking only for myself, I believe that this Christmas and New Year’s was as good as any I can remembe.
Ten years older ... and (hopefully) wiser
As I look at the calendar, I realize that this is going to be my last column for the year 2009. It will also be the last column I write this decade.
Wow.
Christmas ornaments come with memories
Let me start by saying that I hope that everyone had a safe and happy Thanksgiving weekend. Now, please don’t worry. I have no plans on writing a column regarding the origins and true meaning behind the holiday.
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Art proclamation
Kids Festival
Warren Cars Keyed
Farmington Fire
St. Patricks Day celebrations
Nature Week
Red Cross Month
Rick Muccio cartoon
