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Read to your children
BY NORBERT RUG There are many reasons to read to your child. Reading to your child, shows them that they are important to you and can open their eyes to the wonders…
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Hugs, they’re not for everyone
BY NORBERT RUG There’s currently a Puritanical idea that has pervaded our culture in which touch and sex are inherently linked and it is doing us a great disservice. I think that…
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Misinformation about child vaccinations worries parents
BY NORBERT RUG Though vaccinations can prevent a number of childhood illnesses, some believe mandatory vaccination violates individual rights and can actually do more harm than good. Many people do not believe…
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Family weekends are the best kind
BY NORBERT RUG The other week, on a Friday night, my 7-year-old grandsons had a “sleepover” while their parents went out to dinner and had a date night. My son and daughter…
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Mother’s Day gifts
BY NORBERT RUG Sunday, May 12, 2019 is Mother’s Day. This holiday is celebrated every year to honor mothers and motherhood. In the United States, the observance of Mother’s Day started early…
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Play more games with your family
BY NORBERT RUG Games give us a way to connect with our families. It is a fun activity. It can lead to conversations and is a way to share time with them.…
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Tis the season for Slow Roll
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news… Visited the Broadway Market for the Slow Roll Season Kickoff Party. The 1st ride is Monday, May 6 from Buffalo Hostel. There are…
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Seniors declare their independence every day
BY NORBERT RUG I recently was able to drive my car again after a whole winter of not driving. I can’t tell you how liberating it was to get behind the wheel…
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Cutting funding, Sportsmen’s Tavern, and AOC…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Seeing our President cutting funding to shithole countries conflicts me. If your problem is with desperate people invading your country because there…
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Springtime is for motorcycles
BY NORBERT RUG It is spring and the motorcycles are coming out of hibernation. I know after righting the ice and snow it is easy to sit back and enjoy the ride…
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Armie Hammer packs riveting intensity in Mine, a war story set in North Africa
BY NORBERT RUG Mine was released in on April 7, 2017, in the United States after being released in Italy on October 6, 2016, by Eagle Pictures. It is available on Netflix In…
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Coping with robocalls
BY NORBERT RUG I’m in the bathroom, the phone rings and my wife is out picking up grandchildren from school. I open the door, run across the bedroom and grab the phone…
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Thoughts on jury duty
BY NORBERT RUG It’s a small piece of paper, usually the size of a postcard and it is easily hidden between the junk mail and the bills that crowd a mailbox, but…
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Reflecting on tough times allows one to appreciate good ones
BY NORBERT RUG Being broke was a good thing for me. When my wife and I were first married, all the money we had received for our wedding and all the savings…
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Ivanka Trump to reform student lending
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Ivanka Trump is leading a movement in the Trump White House to limit parent loans and wipe out all student loans after…
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Nickel City Sessions return and Kevin Schuler avoids the big house
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Nickel City Sessions returns home Thursday night, with great live music and a celebration of the reopening of the Little Music Shop…
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Preet Bharara knows he’s not safe…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — UB is a 6th seed. St. Bonaventure collapsed. Preet Bharara knows he’s not safe. An administration that can look the other way…
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Skating, the veto, and tragedy in New Zealand…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Steve Desmond shares the joy of skating (and photography). Take a gander. As predicted, our President vetoed Congressional decline of his emergency declaration.…
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Recycling, wishcycling, and compost…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news: For years, much of “recycling” has been wishcycling — put things we think should be recyclable in our bins so we feel better…
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Growing old when technology stays young
BY NORBERT RUG I thought I would feel completely different about growing older. I thought I’d worry more about getting gray hair and the spare tire that would collect around my stomach…
