The Old Coot + a cardboard box = fun
By Merlin Lessler — A recent “Family Circus” comic strip depicted two kids and a dog hanging around a large cardboard box. The caption said,…
Editorial
A Pastor’s Thoughts: The World’s Greatest Problem – Lostness – The World’s Greatest Solution – Jesus
By Pastor Wayne Sibrava, Living Water Baptist Church, Owego — Our world has many problems, and they are escalating and getting worse and worse. The…
Cars We Remember / Collector Car Corner; The continuing Saga of Young Joe, DUI statistics, and tire recommendations
By Greg Zyla 00 As the 2024 holiday season begins, we again present our yearly columns on the dangers of impaired driving and lots of…
Controlling Power Lights Up Our Life; Silence is the best answer for all questions; smiling is the best reaction in all situations
“We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery giving abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our…
The Old Coot cheers the change
By Merlin Lessler — It’s been 20-plus years in the making, but knobs, sliders, switches, and other physical controls are making a comeback in automobile…
A Pastor’s Thoughts: Seeing Angels Today
By Bruce Gillette, First Presbyterian Union Church of Owego — A couple of weeks ago, I saw two beautiful angels in the dimly lit sanctuary…
Collector Car/Cars We Remember; TV show-based toys from 1950s and 1960s; more Nellybelle
By Greg Zyla — Seems whenever I write about nostalgic TV shows, most recently centering on The Roy Rogers Show’s Pat Brady and his beloved…
Time is valuable, use it in a valuable way; Learn to take time out for oneself and restore the power of peace
By Sister Chirya — The soul needs strength to effectively deal with demanding day-to-day schedules and situations, while also being able to discard unnecessary thoughts….
The Old Coot reads in chunks
By Merlin Lessler — I started rereading a book that I first read in 2018 – “The Shipping News,” by E. Annie Proulx. A nice…
Collector Car Corner / Cars We Remember; Remembering Augie Pabst and a very special 1958 Lincoln Continental
By Greg Zyla — Special 1958 Lincoln Continental I’ve recently had the privilege of inspecting a 1958 Lincoln Continental Premier along with my photographer sidekick…