Month: February 2020
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A knock at the door
It starts with an unexpected knock on the door. “Are we expecting anyone?” the residents ask. Probably not if it is Charles McClelland with a smile on his face and a bouquet in his hands. He works part time delivering flowers for a local shop. “Every once in a while they are shocked. You can…
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Dr. Mildred Jefferson
“To do no harm” meant any life in Jefferson’s world. Simply stated Jefferson said, “I am not willing to stand aside and allow this concept of expendable human lives to turn this great land of ours into just another exclusive reservation where only the perfect, the privileged and the planned have the right to live.”…
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Tribute to Jim Robinson
Facebook tributes lauded the late Jim Robinson, submariner and founder of Labella, for his love, helpfulness and friendship. Author Kimberly Woodhouse and her young family once lived in El Dorado. She wrote, “More than two decades ago, Jim was a huge factor in getting help for our daughter when she was a baby and the…
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Not as planned
Recently there was a county wide sew day. I invited my sister to fly in for it and to visit a couple sewing groups. Add tourism and I promised her a busy week. Instead we learned that “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” Two weeks before her departure I texted,…