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Craig Purcell
High gas prices hit where it hurts
From the "let's state the obvious department," today's skyrocketing gas prices are forcing many Americans to rethink how they use transportation, as well as how they come up with the money to be able to afford it. Some municipalities have relaxed skateboard...
A father’s tears
Now why would a father be crying when Father's Day is Sunday? It's simple, it is because I am a father and consider it the most important duty I've ever been blessed with.I was raised during a time when a father was supposed to be the immovable pillar...
Putting a positive spin on Corning’s wind
It comes as no surprise to anyone who has lived in Corning that on occasion, the wind picks up and turns the Olive City into a smaller west coast version of Chicago - the "Windy City." The winds returned this week, and while they also blew in cooler...
Heating up those summer memories
With Corning into its first stretch of triple-digit heat, and knowing what will soon follow with the summer months, I thought it would be cool (pun intended), to sit comfortably in the air conditioned office and remember heat waves of the past. I know...
Graduations - from someone who has survived a few
As any number of giddy eighth-graders, high school seniors or college seniors can tell you, graduation day is soon to be upon us. To some it will signify never having to set foot inside a classroom again, while to others it is just the ending of one...
I’m not apathetic - I just don’t care!
I get my news from a variety of sources every day. I know I'm supposed to stay informed. I also know enough about "information" to realize that there is just as much if not more, "misinformation" floating across the airwaves and across the Internet....
As go the Cubs, so goes my summer
If you were to stop by the office or come up to me in the street and ask me how I was doing, I could answer you in one of two ways. I could tell you how I've been fighting the flu and a cold for the past couple weeks, or I could grumble about trying...
Flu shot? But I never get the flu!
Never again in this lifetime - which I was sure was coming to a premature end last week - will I scoff at the idea of getting a flu shot. Up until last week I was among those tempting fate each flu season, believing that the shot was a waste of time...
Dr. King’s ‘dream’ wasn’t just in black-and-white
April 4 this year marked a very somber date in American history, as it signified the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. Dr. King’s idealistic “I Have a Dream” speech endures as one of the great orations...
Me, a financial whiz? It doesn’t add up!
Like many people out there who must work for a living, I have at one time or another posted my resume on an Internet job site. I can't say that the return on the time investment has been worth it, but recently it at least provided me an opportunity...
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