Inside that package was a soft, colorful baby blanket. It was mailed from my local post office on March 25 and arrived at its destination on July 11.
Hands Off My Dr. Pepper
I have mixed feelings about New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban the purchase of sugary soft drinks with food stamps.
CONVENTIONAL wisdom - heck, common sense - tells us it isn't good politics for a vice presidential candidate to eclipse the guy at the top of the ticket. Yet that's what happened at the Republican National Convention this week.
A Funeral Without A Body
Which brings us to the 25th anniversary of Barbara Jean Monaco's death and the realization that sometimes life does not have a happy ending.
Or any ending at all.
In Friday's Pilot, there was a story about a raging strep and flu outbreak that has paralyzed several local schools. Hundreds of children have been staying home with stomach upsets, runny noses and sore throats.