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…
Editorial
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…
A Pastor’s Thoughts: You Must Be Born Again
By Pastor Wayne Sibrava, Living Water Baptist Church — The Bible tells the (true) story about a religious man whose name was Nicodemas. Nicodemas was…
The Old Coot bends and stretches
By Merlin Lessler — Here we go again, being offered yet another way to eliminate a simple chore: FINDING A KID’S SNEAKER! When a kid…
The Old Coot has nothing
By Merlin Lessler — I was on the road on my 1983, Sears Free Spirit 10 speed bicycle last Sunday afternoon. It was a perfect…
A Pastor’s Thoughts: Integrity
By Carolyn and Bruce Gillette, co-pastors of First Presbyterian Union Church, Owego — As the fall begins, many of us are giving some thought to…
A Pastor’s Thoughts: Are You Ready?
By Pastor Wayne Sibrava, Living Water Baptist Church — The immediate often drives our lives, and it sets our day in motion. Deadlines, schedules, appointments,…
The Old Coot can smile again
By Merlin Lessler — I chipped my front tooth the other day. It’s been with me, and intact, since I was seven. I did it…