Being Alone, Not Lonely; The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love; you get to know yourself and God better
By Sister Chirya — Loneliness is considered to be one of the largest public health challenges we face. In 2022, a study in the UK…
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Readers’ Column for the week of January 12, 2024
You may call The Owego Pennysaver Readers’ Column at (607) 687-2378 24-hours a day, or email comments to ReadersOP@gmail.com. We reserve the right to revise…
The Old Coot gets a warm-up
By Merlin Lessler — I was in a brand new Starbucks near Disney World the other morning. It was early, and I was one of…
A Pastor’s Thoughts
By Rev. Nancy J. Adams, Owego United Methodist Church — A little girl, trying to learn the 23rd Psalm, got it more right than wrong…
Collector Car Corner/ Cars We Remember; Revisiting the mailbox, American Graffiti, and more Chevelle stories
By Greg Zyla — Q: Greg, you did a column a long time ago on the “Two-Lane Blacktop” ’55 Chevy and it being the one…
In the New Year Think in a New Way; Change the world of darkness into a world of light
By Sister Chirya — Think in a new way, and you will become a new person. Newness means understanding a new identity. What we see…
The Old Coot engineers a solution
By Merlin Lessler — I’m not an engineer. At least not with a four-year degree. I’m missing some credit hours. But, I am an “engineer,”…
Ready or Not, Here They Come – RSV & Flu!
Contributed by Katie Wait, Tioga County Public Health Educator — Winter is here, which means cold and flu season is just starting to ramp up….
A Pastor’s Thoughts: Ideas for 2025
By Bruce Gillette, First Presbyterian Union Church, Owego — “To Act Justly, Love Tenderly, Walk Humbly” is a wonderful book written jointly by an Old…
Collector Car Corner/Cars We Remember; From San Francisco to Lancaster, we’re cleaning up our mailbox
By Greg Zyla — Remembering the great Tom McCahill Dear Greg, I really enjoy your column, especially when you write about cars from the ’50s….