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Michael sightings soon to come

Lori Berglund
July 1, 2009

The discussion in the newsroom grew heated in surprisingly quick fashion one evening last week. It had been quite a day in the celebrity world, quite a week really, and we were wrapped up in the deaths of three very well known celebrities. Ed McMahon was the first to go, early in the week. I am still devastated that he won't be showing up at my door with a big check, but I'm learning to live with the sad fact of it all. McMahon, the greatest sidekick of all time, had long since outlived Johnny, and certainly hasn't had it easy the past few years. I've felt bad for Ed and his death may have been a blessing. It really wasn't a surprise. Farrah Fawcett was the next to go. Much younger, at only 62, she had been fighting cancer for some time. While long-term relationships are rare among celebrities, she and Ryan O'Neal had been together for 30 years. How refreshing to see two people actually stay together.

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Plague of the helicopter parent

June 29, 2009

My great-great grandparents farmed in Carroll County in the 1870s. By the early 1880s they longed to be closer to relatives who had settled in Hamilton County some 80 miles to the east.

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Some things never change

June 29, 2009

I believe one of the reasons I appreciate being back to live where I do right here in Hamilton County is because there are things that never change.

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Save your kids from NDD today!

June 23, 2009

It was "the best backyard in the world," he's told me so many times as we cruise along the road together on our way home, over the rivers and through the woods.

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Just a few words on words

June 23, 2009

By now you probably know that I have this thing for words. I like odd combinations of words, slogans, puns, and even rhymes. I just kind of like experimenting with words. I notice homonyms and synonyms.

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Living like it's August in June

June 18, 2009

This is my season — summertime.

Hot weather. Sunny skies. Days at the beach. Nights around a fire ring.

This is the best time of the year for just about everything.

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