Panic about the passage of time
As the clock struck midnight early Thursday morning, a small revelation shook me all the way to my rotten center. Now, this may be a stretch for some to understand why this realization got to me like it did, but the fact that it is now 2009 sent me into a miniature panic. There are a number of reasons for this reaction: 1) My younger brother will graduate high school this year. 2) I’m will turn 27 in a couple months, and 3) I am now only one year away from my 10-year high school reunion. Funny, even as I read these back to myself...they all seem pretty absurd. My brother is eight years younger than I am, and I suppose I still look at him as a little kid, but he is going to graduate high school, which leads me into the third reason for the freak-out. It feels like I just graduated myself.
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Dear Brett,
It feels like only yesterday when I wrote you a letter very similar to this one for your graduation day.
Season of sharing offers show of lights
It wouldn’t seem like Christmas if there were no houses decorated with Christmas lights. On every street there are at least a few houses illuminated with lights, and it definitely adds to the Christmas spirit.
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Every movie on television during the Christmas holiday seems to follow the same progression. The setting is usually a small town, and someone in the town has a lot of money and very little Christmas spirit.
» Full StoryHOMETOWN HOLIDAY
Start a holiday tradition, get in the spirit of the season, or make some special memories. Many local events are happening throughout Trumbull County in the next few weeks to celebrate the holiday season.
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Not so long ago, when you stood in line at a store, you heard the question, “Cash, check or credit?” Now you often hear, “Credit or debit?”
The use of debit cards in lieu of cash or checks has become a broad trend for all areas in the con
