The Old Coot’s arms are crossed
By Merlin Lessler — At coffee the other morning, one of the “klatsch” boys asked me why I had my arms folded. Was I cold?…
Editorial
A Pastor’s Thoughts: In Life and In Death We Belong to God
Pastor Carolyn Gillette, First Presbyterian Union Church, Owego — God, in Jesus Christ, calls us to have abundant life here and now as well as…
Our Inner Light Ignites the Light of Others; Our thoughts become the energy field we carry around, like the perfume we use
By Sister Chirya — When someone lightens up your life just by their presence, you can be sure they are emitting a very positive energy….
Spotlight on Government Services
Contributed by the Tioga County Legislature — Tioga County is excited to announce the first in a series of informational articles about the operations in…
Cars We Remember / Collector Car Corner; A Dozen Great-Selling Cars from the 1960s
By Greg Zyla — Q: Greg, I especially enjoy your articles about cars from the 1960 decade. Can you tell us what were some of…
Human Trafficking Awareness Month
By Sebastian Russell-Wilkins, Child Advocate, A New Hope Center — Human trafficking remains an urgent issue across the United States. In 2022, the National Human…
The Old Coot shrugged off a nag
By Merlin Lessler — First, we stuck in a toe, then two, and now our whole foot is into the use of an electronic nag….
From the Desk of the Owego Town Supervisor
Donald Castellucci, Jr. — In the middle of 2024, I began to contemplate my future plans and where I wanted to be over the next…
Cars We Remember / Collector Car Corner; Reader seeks oil change information for his 1996 Ford Ranger; remembering the GMC V-12
By Greg Zyla — Modern-day oil change intervals Q: What would be better or best concerning the interval between oil changes using 5W30 synthetic oil…
The Transformative Capacity of Soft Power; People need knowledge of their own power; how to access and nourish it
By Sister Chirya — “This, my dear, is the greatest challenge to being alive. To witness injustice in the world and not allow it to…