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Brenda J. Linert

Bonds like this don’t come along often

It’s never good when the telephone rings at 4 a.m. My mother reminded me of that fact when she called me later on Monday morning to tell me that she and Dad had received a dreaded 4 a.m. telephone call informing them that my uncle had passed away. My dad’s older brother, Stanley — ...

No argument here on permanently saving daylight

Hopefully, by now, your body’s internal clock has gotten acclimated to rising an hour earlier each day after “springing forward” last weekend. That one measly hour sure seems to require many hours of readjustment. When my boys were babies, the beginning and end to daylight saving time ...

New, more despicable meaning of ‘fake news’

“Fake news!” is the frequent frustrating chant we, in my business, hear too often. Often, the allegation comes from people who disagree with or choose not to believe verified news reports. Sometimes, cries of “fake news” come from people actually in the news story who, for obvious ...

Almanac returns to Tribune Chronicle today

Each spring for about a decade now, the Tribune Chronicle has published one of our largest special sections of the year, a two-part series that we call “Almanac.” The publication evolved from earlier special sections that predate my employment here, but that I know focused on our ...

Still waiting for legislators to play ball

Every year, right around now, this newspaper and most other media outlets become deeply entrenched in the election process — and well, a few other things. It’s not uncommon for the newsroom to start ramping up for election season right around the start of Major League Baseball spring ...

No one seems to play like the old days

Many of us probably can remember pickup softball games on a neighborhood sandlot, getting together for an impromptu game of “kick the can,” “snap the whip,” or just going for a bicycle ride around the neighborhood with friends. I recall riding my bike with friends on summer days — ...