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I’ve been a paid writer most of my life — 49 of my 76 years.
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7/24/24
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As a preschooler, I had an imaginary friend, Michael. He was tall and muscular, with dark hair and white wings.
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7/24/24
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Walk in the park
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By Karen Goodman Rieth
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7/24/24
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If you've ever wanted to bite a baby's tiny foot or put a puppy in your pocket so you can squeeze it all day, you are not a monster. Thanks to scientific research, we now understand why you and I and many others have this strange compulsion to squeeze, bite, and otherwise gobble up adorable human and baby animals. It's called "cute aggression," and it's all about balancing out the big emotions in your brain.
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7/17/24
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What does gardening have to do with your health? Gardening can improve our wellbeing in many ways.
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By Karen Goodman Rieth
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7/17/24
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Imagine an old-fashioned phone from the last century, or what is referred to as a landline. The spring-like plastic-covered wire connecting the handset to the base would get tangled, and someone would have to try to untangle and unravel the wire.
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7/17/24
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Newspaper reporters don’t typically get much respect as writers.
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7/17/24
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Despite what you may have heard on the playground, London Bridge is not falling down. In fact, it's quite sturdy. I know this because I rode over London Bridge in a taxi – one of many things I did last week during summer vacation.
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7/10/24
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Horn honks. Dad yells upstairs to his daughter; her date has arrived, "He should have the common courtesy to come to the door. I don't know about this guy."
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7/10/24
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I sit on the front porch, hearing firecrackers go off from all directions and the laughter of children from nearby streets. The dogs in the neighborhood do not like the tiny explosions, because they do not stop barking all day and into the evening. My new puppy, Sophia, certainly doesn’t know what to think about the new sounds she is hearing.
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7/3/24
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have often written of my third great-grandfather, Capt. Peter Daly, an Irish-born soldier in the British army during the American Revolution who settled in Canada after the war. I’ve known Captain Daly’s story since childhood, as it was told me in letters from elderly aunts in Ontario, and long been proud of his loyalty to his homeland.
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7/3/24
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I feel guilty. I’ve done a bad, bad thing. And yet I can’t say I wouldn’t do it all over again given the opportunity.
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7/3/24
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Can you drive a stick shift? Driving a manual car, writing in cursive, or paying a bill with a check are all activities dropping off the culture.
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6/26/24
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In 1977, when I was about 5 years old, my father bought a new Ford dump truck for his one-man landscaping business. It was big, green, and loud. My 11-year-old brother Greg and I thought this was the greatest thing that could have ever happened to us.
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6/26/24
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Ever wonder why I named my weekly newspaper column “RFD”?
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6/26/24
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By the time you read this, another Father's Day will have come and gone, and I have no idea how I spent the holiday, because I’m writing this in late May.
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6/19/24
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My last baby was born more than 17 years ago. I remember because I gagged nearly every day for nine months before she made her entrance into the world.
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6/19/24
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Not too many years ago could be found on many dairy farmers’ calendars the telephone number of their “cow breeder.”
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6/12/24
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As a young girl, I remember that my mom would drive to town from the farm and stop at shops around the square. Typically, there was a stop at the fabric store for notions or material for a new garment. Back then, we all wore homemade clothes except for the people with money or special occasions.
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6/12/24
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Disney executives are smart. We know this because they've created a destination called "the happiest place on Earth." Disney’s Magic Kingdom is North America's most visited theme park, drawing more than 16 million people toward Cinderella's Castle each year.
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6/12/24
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SO! The United States is a White Supremacist Racially Discriminatory Nation!! At least that's what the leftist Marxists radical commies that live here say.
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6/12/24
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Why is it important to participate in weight bearing exercises?
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Karen Goodman Rieth,
Certified Health Coach, Senior Exercise Specialist,
Brain Trainer, Weight Management Specialist
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6/12/24
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Dear Editor,
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6/5/24
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I forgot to grab my housecoat when I let out my toy poodle, Sophia. I always go outside with her first thing in the morning. Soon, Sophia will start wearing the special collar for the invisible fence. Then, I can stand at the door if needed.
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6/5/24
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Before a packed Bison fieldhouse, Bud and Shirley Glazier’s eldest was inducted April 10 into the Dallas County R-1 School District Hall of Fame.
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6/5/24
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