TCRM Tales: Bridging the Gap: No One Slips Through the Cracks
By Galen Morehead — In a small, close-knit community like Tioga County, it’s easy to believe that everyone is taken care of. But the reality…
Editorial
The Old Coot Takes A Language Lesson
By Merlin Lessler — I had a conversation in Owego-speak the other day. It’s a language I’ll never be fluent in. It’s spoken by native…
A Pastor’s Thoughts: A Friend Indeed?
By Pastor Wayne Sibrava, Living Water Baptist Church — Recently, I had an experience that made me question whether or not I was a true,…
The Old Coot Takes the Mail for a Walk: Revisited
(Originally Published in January 2004) By Merlin Lessler — I took the mail for a walk the other day. I slipped three envelopes into my…
From the Editor: Political and election policy
As we near the November 4 elections in Tioga County, The Owego Pennysaver would like to inform its readership of the election policies adopted by…
A Pastor’s Thoughts: Go and Sell Everything! Really? Are You Kidding Me?
By Pastor Wayne Sibrava, Living Water Baptist Church — Can you imagine someone having the audacity to tell another to go and sell everything they…
Everyone Knows Someone: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
By Sarah DiNunzio, A New Hope Center, and TC Mental Health Subcommittee — What started as a single “Day of Unity” in 1981 evolved into…
Multiply your answer by two (revisited)
By Merlin Lessler — I can remember how long it took for a week to go by when I was a kid waiting for Christmas….
The Old Coot won’t shake on it
By Merlin Lessler — There has been a lot of discussion about bullies over the last dozen years or so, in national media and social…
Why DEI Matters: A Cornerstone of Human Services at Tioga County Rural Ministry
By Galen Morehead — From my perspective here at Tioga County Rural Ministry (TCRM), I can tell you that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) aren’t…