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Our ancestors were in shock 112 years ago. How could the RMS Titanic, the engineering marvel of its age, a ship designed with such exacting care that it was proclaimed “unsinkable,” be lost on its maiden voyage?

“Death to Israel!”

On Friday, Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union.

My husband and I have experienced some hearing loss. The most frequently heard word at our house is “WHAT!?”

For many, including my Lady Jane, a past two-term president of the St. Marys Shakespeare Club, Tuesday of this week certainly was a special day, as it was William Shakespeare’s 460th birthday. All who have immersed themselves in his plays and sonnets and marveled at his considerable abilities with a quill in his hand may have spent some time thinking about the Elizabethan icon.

We all like to think we are organized and will be able to find particular paperwork if and when we need it. Some of our most important paperwork a lot of people, like myself, keep in a lock box at their home. However, there could be unfortunate circumstances beyond our control that destroy our home (tornados, fires, floods, etc.) and result in lost or misplaced government-issued numbers.

Bethany Boedicker has come a long way, from munching on her great-grandmother’s “bonus snack” pie dough in Lima to wowing judges at an international competition.

Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean?

The 2024 World Happiness Report, which is a collaboration with Gallup, the Oxford Well-being Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and its Editorial Board, found that young Americans under 30 are much more displeased with their lives than adults over 60.

I haven’t taken a bath since the Johnson administration (Lyndon, not Andrew) and it looks like the drought will continue because boys aren’t allowed in our newly renovated bathroom.