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What did you miss during the Year of COVID? Sharon Nicola was surprised by the importance of the little, even mundane, things.
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Perspective: COVID Cracks Travel PlansMy travel plans squelched for the foreseeable future, I was elated when my traveling buddies from California posted a memory on Facebook. We’d traveled to…
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High hopes! I had high hopes -- high apple pie in the sky hopes! I was going to go line dancing, learn how to play the ukulele, visit my granddaughter in…
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COVID-19: The good, the bad, and the ugly!The good news is I finally balanced my checkbook, updated my address book, and made out my will. My winter…
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When my two sons were little boys, we lived in a very diverse Southern California community, where the local gas station displayed what was considered the…
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We might not be able to do our regular binge shopping, meet up with friends at the local pub, or continue classes at the gym. But we can still keep…
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After a nearly 40-year career in school and public libraries, Sharon retired from Southern California to northern Illinois. Many in the Midwest have…
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Have you noticed how people passing no longer ask, “How are you?” Instead they gaze at the ground and measure off 6 feet to assure compliance with…