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Joshua Flesher

From Celts to SpongeBob:?A history of Halloween

November 1, 2009

Staring out the window, I find myself at a loss for ideas as far as this column goes. Each time I think I am getting closer to an idea, I am distracted by something. At the moment it is a large collection of birds that have been circling our office building for the majority of the past two hours. It is a scene right out of a Hitchcock movie, minus Janet Lee. I suppose this makes sense since it is the Halloween season. I know, reading this column on Sunday means that we have missed the Halloween festivities, but there is always a touch of the holiday all year long. A year or so ago, I wrote a column about the true meaning of St. Patrick’s Day. I thought about it, and wondered if I could do the same for one of the most popular holidays of the year. Halloween, now, is a chance for people to dress up as something they never have been and never will be and to over-indulge in candy and sweets. We put on makeup and go door-to-door asking for a handout of free junk food.

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Some of the best memories are in the cards

October 18, 2009

Let me start out by wishing everyone a belated Happy Sweetest Day! I hope that everyone ran out and got cards for their loved ones as a way to express their deepest emotions on a day made up by card companies because the space between Father’s Day...

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Family comes to the rescue during ‘bachelor’ weekend

September 13, 2009

Sometimes it takes a rough time to understand how much people mean to you and how much you mean to them.

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A few words of wisdom for college freshmen

August 16, 2009

Mid to late August is the time of year that life starts to change. The lazy days of summer, those long afternoons by the pool, are coming to an end.

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A bitter Indians fan declares his free agency

August 2, 2009

I usually leave the sports writing to the guys who are paid to do the sports writing, but the events of the past week have forced my hand. As is well documented, I am a die-hard Cleveland Indians fan.

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A bitter Indians fan declares his free agency

August 2, 2009

I usually leave the sports writing to the guys who are paid to do the sports writing, but the events of the past week have forced my hand. As is well documented, I am a die-hard Cleveland Indians fan.

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