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Leanne was a sweet girl. Like most of us in the group I hung out with, she was fortunate enough to have a stable, supportive family who loved her and provided everything she needed (and most of what …
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Mark Michel
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1/29/25
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On his campaign posters, Jesse Young claims to be “Our Voice of Reason.” It’s a claim he made the last time he ran for office. His actions while in …
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Mark Michel, Lakebay
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10/30/24
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It takes me a long time to process things. I don’t know if something will have a lasting impact until I realize I’ve told the story many, many times.
This one was way, way back in …
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Mark Michel
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10/2/24
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It has been over a year since I retired from a 35-year career. I feel very fortunate and am thankful to have had a job I enjoyed. It’s a cliché, especially since I was a pilot, but all …
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Mark Michel
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6/26/24
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I sure hope every one of us has a 1972 to remember.
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Mark Michel
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3/27/24
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I think we all believe we work hard. We’ve heard that if we do, we’ll do well in life.
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Mark Michel
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12/27/23
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In his June column, Richard Gelinas talked about energy production (“No Nukes: Carbon-free Electricity.”) He touched briefly on the benefits of solar power. He also mentioned his desire …
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Mark Michel
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9/27/23
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Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. That warning is a paraphrase of a passage from the Gospel of Matthew. As a much younger man I made my living as a carpenter. It seems like a lifetime ago, …
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Mark Michel
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6/28/23
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Given the opportunity, wouldn’t we all choose to be shiny, happy people? Advertisers know the vast majority do.
But when I watch sports on television with my young daughter, uncomfortable …
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Mark Michel
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3/29/23
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Quite a while ago I had an opportunity to host a group who shared unique recreational interests. We were discussing future development of some vacant property and quickly got into a brain-storming …
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Mark Michel
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12/28/22
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Janine and Mike were my best friends. Growing up in the 1970s in suburban Reno, Nevada, there were very few summer days you wouldn’t find us together. Both Janine (Nee-nee) and Mike were better …
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Mark Michel
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8/31/22
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Passing through Check Point Charlie into East Berlin prior to 1990 was like Dorothy waking up back in Kansas in the final scene from the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.”West Berlin, like …
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Mark Michel
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4/26/22
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