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Much of the world is fascinated by Kim Jong-Un and the mode of travel he used to meet President Trump in North Vietnam. Jong took the train. His train. To get there Kim had to cross North Korea, China and then North Vietnam itself. I don’t know about you but I had no idea you could even do that.

Many of us over 40, WAY over 40 or hovering near 40 are quite confused about how we should present ourselves. We’re unsure about the kind of image we are projecting and whether or not we are correct as we try to conform to current fashions.

This Sunday is Easter Sunday and as I write, I am thinking of the activities of the day. The Sunday School lesson, the Easter Lilies that fill the chancel at the church, the choir in their choir robes, and the music. This is a special day.

It was April Fool’s day and what happened? Not much here in Allen. But it didn’t use to be that way. People have “nearly” always enjoyed a good joke. As long as it’s not on them. No. I’m not going to reprint a list of April Fool’s Jokes that have taken place over the years.

By JOHN MARTIN Don’t take each other for granted because all we really have is each other.  Read this and do what you think would be the right thing to do.  I just did.   Have a Blessed Day. Friends love you, but they are not your lover. Friends care for you, but they are not your family.

As a lifelong English teacher and coach of numerous academic bowl teams, I’m always on the lookout for proper English usage. We ran across this once while studying for an academic bowl and I have used it ever since. Someone out there either has too much spare time or is deadly at Scrabble.

One Pharmacist’s View “Is it OK for us to park out here tonight?” The guy was a gypsy. He was pulling a little metal camper trailer and dad looked him over and said, “go ahead.

Investopedia (2018) will defi ne economics as a social science concerned with the production of goods their distribution through the supply chains, and a consumer’s use of goods and services.

A strong economy is the result of a healthy community. Trying to build the economy in a community with an unstable infrastructure would be like trying to build up muscles in a body full of broken bones. It will hurt and it will fail. Healthy, happy community = strong, sustainable economy.

Heard someone carrying on about how long this winter has been. Not only longer but colder than normal. Something called an Arctic bomb flew in on the jet winds and settled over our area last week extending winter yet another little while.