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Posted 8:48 am Thursday
“I remember the first time I … (fill in the blank).” How many times have you heard a nearly-normal person start off a conversation or inject out of the blue with those every words? Bunches, I bet.

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By Jim Cunningham   Posted Thursday, January 26 - 9:57 am
But this is today. And under the sun and ball caps and cowboy hats these days are a passel of persons that can’t stand to be isolated. They just have to have attention and some other soul or souls to share time with or they’ll just die of boredom.

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By Jim Cunningham   Posted Thursday, January 19 - 9:07 am
On the morning of Tuesday, January 17 in the year of 20 and 12, I decided to become a songwriter.

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By Jim Cunningham   Posted Thursday, January 12 - 9:12 am
Perhaps what slaps a lot of us up beside the head the hardest and surprises us the most, once we receive the diploma and go out in the world, is finding out how much uneducated people know.

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By Jim Cunningham   Posted Thursday, January 5 - 8:51 am

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By Jim Cunningham   Posted Thursday, December 22 - 8:51 am
If you’re a nephew or a niece it’s likely that you have an “Aunt.” Possibly a number of aunts. But there is always that one “Aunt.”

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By Jim Cunningham   Posted Thursday, November 10 - 8:53 am
If ever I have failed to tell you about my culinary skills … well, I’m telling you now.

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By Jim Cunningham   Posted Wednesday, October 5 - 5:11 pm
They say death and taxes are a given. Not so. ‘Cause you can evade taxes. Or try.

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By Jim Cunningham   Posted Thursday, September 29 - 8:07 am
It’s been my belief that if you want to hear everything, you need to keep both eyes open.

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By Jim Cunningham   Posted Thursday, September 22 - 7:53 am

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By Jim Cunningham   Posted Thursday, September 15 - 7:45 am
The morning is coming home. That means the sun is also. On occasion, I’ve cottoned to watching the morning come home. I am doing so today. On a Tuesday with the temp at an agreeable 58 degrees.

By Jim Cunningham   Posted Thursday, September 8 - 8:22 am
Back in better days it was my belief that police departments were budgeted “To Serve and Protect.”

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