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G. Ferguson: A harsh winter

It amazes me how the Farmers’ Almanac predicts winters so accurately. Old Man Winter has cost people dearly, financially and socially. For retired people on fixed incomes, the necessities of food (prices have skyrocketed), medicine(s) and heat have drained their savings (if they had any). Mortgages or rent, car payments, gasoline prices and property taxes […]

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G. Ferguson: Things have changed

A long, long time ago, teachers were almost revered by parents, who often took poor teachers into their homes, fed them and, on occasion, an apple pie was a token of a parent’s respect and appreciation. My, have things changed. Teachers are blamed for poor test scores, for disciplining an unruly child and anything else, […]

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