Virtues Are Caught Not Taught; Replace vices with virtues and your unhappiness will be replaced with happiness
By Sister Chirya — “The next decade determines the future of our planet and global family. If we choose well, we may be able to rebuild…
Editorial
The Old Coot takes his coffee black
By Merlin Lessler — I was sitting in the Owego Kitchen coffee house the other day and wondered where the coffeehouse concept came from. I…
A Pastor’s Thoughts
By Pastor Carolyn Gillette, First Presbyterian Union Church in Owego — Are you someone who enjoys a good story? Stories bear truth in a world that…
Collector Car Corner / Cars We Remember; Car and Pickup Combo: Ford Ranchero, Chevy El Camino, and Hudson Big Boy
By Greg Zyla Q: Greg, you once wrote a column on carlike pickups, which mean pickup trucks being built on a car chassis. I enjoyed…
Stress Free Life; To be tension free pay attention within
By Sister Chirya — Until about 25 years ago, the word stress was a term only used in science. Over time we started using it…
The Old Coot was one of the ‘boys of summer’
By Merlin Lessler — It’s that time of year again; time for the “Boys of Summer.” That’s what they called it back when I was…
Collector Car Corner / Cars We Remember / Mailbag overflow: Nostalgia enthusiast, ‘The Rip Chords’ miss and Chrysler/AMC merger vehicles
By Greg Zyla — Hello Greg. What a joy it was to see you revisit the subject of your nostalgic memory column of Sears from…
Become a Spiritual Weight Watcher; Thinking too much is like eating too much
By Sister Chirya — Do you believe it is possible to feel happy and fulfilled constantly? It is possible, but it requires paying attention within….
The Old Coot calls for a foul
By Merlin Lessler — When an infraction is committed in a football game the ref throws a yellow flag. When the coach thinks the ref…
A Pastor’s Thoughts – On Yielding Fruit
By Rev. Steven B. Lewis, Parochial Vicar, The Catholic Parishes of St. Patrick and Blessed Trinity — “Yield” is a reasonable starting word for Wordle….