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“How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you are on.” Throughout my childhood, my mother had a sign with that message hanging in the bathroom of her home. In a home with 10 people and two bathrooms, that pearl of wisdom and reminder not to dawdle was worth its weight in gold. It is one of those messages that has stuck with me over the years. Perspective matters a g...

Loss is hard, no matter who it is or what their age may be. Each week, the pages of include obituaries and death notices of local residents. Some led full and interesting lives, with numerous family and friends surviving and keeping their memories alive. Others were taken far too young and far too suddenly. The community mourns their potential and what they could have achieved. Some you wished ...

To shave, or not to shave, that is the question. A little over a month ago I shaved off my beard and mustache. It was the first time since high school that I was bare-faced and the first time in close to two decades that I did not have a beard. During COVID, I let my beard grow out. While in my mind’s eye, I was going for the look of the classic band ZZ Top, in brutal honesty it probably l...