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Funny Pages (MM #3119)

Growing up I used to look forward to Sundays. Sunday was the day when we got the funny pages in color. Technology has obviously changed our Sunday morning routine. Like many people I haven’t looked at a Sunday paper in years…

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Dear Abby (MM #3040)

Like many, when I was growing up I used to read Dear Abby in the daily newspaper. When Abigail Van Buren retired in the late 80’s I thought that her advice column went away. Boy, was I wrong…

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Public Notice (MM #2618)

For years whenever you needed to post a public notice, you placed it in the newspaper. I’m sure that there’s a law that forces governmental bodies do this. Obviously it’s time we change this rule. How many people actually get a physical copy of the newspaper?

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Morning Paper (MM #1985)

Yesterday we were talking about the birth of the internet. And that caused me to think about how the internet has changed the role of the newspaper. Growing up we spent a lot of time reading the Sunday papers. My father always read 3 papers on Sunday. It seems like its been years since I…

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Leisurely Sunday (MM #1824)

I know that as we get older things change. Life changes. It comes with the territory. But that doesn’t stop me of dreaming of a leisurely Sunday. I used to enjoy them back in my younger days, but now…

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