The Awakening of Self-Awareness; A New Approach to Living
By Sister Chirya — A critical mass of human beings empowering a new approach to living is one of the most important things going on…
Editorial
The Old Coot is decorated in crumbs
By Merlin Lessler — I’m a crumb magnet. A similar sounding name to that of a Cro-Magnon, an early man that didn’t make the final…
Cars We Remember/Collector Car Corner; More 454 memories and an eye candy L89 Camaro 396
By Greg Zyla — Q: Greg, I forgot to mention when I wrote about my ’70 Chevelle SS454 things like ‘set ignition timing,’ etc. that…
Illuminate Your World; Anyone can be the light, at any moment
By Sister Chirya — I was stuck on a cross-town bus during rush hour. Traffic was barely moving. The bus was filled with cold, tired…
The old coot test
By Merlin Lessler — Every once in a while some middle-aged guy will stop me and ask, “What makes a person an old coot?” I…
A Pastor’s Thoughts
By Rev. Nancy J. Adams, Owego United Methodist Church — We’re human. We worry, right? Here are some things you can worry about. One, your birthday cake collapses…
Collector Car Corner / Cars We Remember; Ford C-Max question and Let’s put the ‘green’ brakes on a bit and Olds, Mercury, and Pontiac tidbits
By Greg Zyla — We’re back to the overflowing mailbox again this week. Also in last week’s column I inadvertently listed the 396/375 engines as…
It’s About the Choices We Make; We can choose to rise above, to overcome, and to become the best version of ourselves
By Sister Chirya — Two siblings, same family, same upbringing, same values instilled. Yet one becomes a pillar of the community, a beacon of hope,…
Old coot takes a dive
By Merlin Lessler — (I wrote this article 20 years ago. The other day my cousin, Pat Martin, sent me a framed copy of this,…
A Pastor’s Thoughts: Title: Let the Heavens Declare!
By Pastor Kevin Boothby, Tracy Creek Memorial Church — Every year, from mid-July to Sept. 1, our planet passes through a field of debris left…