Things I wish I understood at 12: A letter to my little self… Dear Little Miss C, You may not realize it today, but you are beautiful. Maybe yesterday your massive crush told you (thinking you were your bff, when it was really on the phone…) you are a dog face and would never want…
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Local writers and stories
Honor Flight: a Profound Gesture for Veterans
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck On Wednesday, November 11, 2015, the nation celebrated Veterans Day in honor of more than 19 million veterans. As each year passes, this number continues to dwindle. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2014, just less than 1 million World War II veterans, 1.6 million Korean War veterans,…
“My Ramblings at Thanksgiving time” and other Tales – Stan Jordan
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The Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan Our P51D’s have covered many hundred of miles since I wrote the last time. Colonel Bainbridge came over a few days ago and wanted us to use our rocket on some German Radar sights in southern France down on the Mediterranean on the area of Monaco. As I…
The Christmas Spirit – Miss C
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Another Edition of Unsolicited Advice from Miss C, I recently saw a Facebook post that screamed, “ONLY 3 MORE PAYCHECKS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!” I admit, I panicked. Every year, the holidays seem to just jump up on me, and when I realize just how much…the stress hits. For those of you who know me outside of…
“Veterans Day Assembly at Antwerp High School” and other stories – Stan Jordan
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The Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan We have extra fuel tanks today because we are flying quite a ways west to Cherbourg, that is a big sea port on the western end of the Cotentin Peninsula. The Germans still control that city, and that is about all. The allies have taken the rest of…
Origins of Veteran’s Day, and other stories – Stan Jordan
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The Lobo Tank Busters; This Past Growing Season; I Attended The Senior Citizens Breakfast At The High School The Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan This morning, we four pilots in our P51D’s had on extra fuel tanks and we headed northeast to the small country of Luxembourg. Some of the Resistance people gave us…
Dealing With a Horrible Boss – Dear Miss C
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Dear Miss C, My boss is horrible! He pretty much has it out for me all of the time. If he would just care more about what we the employees need, he would be a better boss. But we can’t talk to him about it because, I am sure he would just find a reason…
“The Cell Phone Craze, and other Happenings” – Stan Jordan
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The Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan We are going down to the area of Duren Germany, one of their better middle size cities. This city has been bombed time and time again and is pretty much destroyed. But it is still a big, busy railroad yard. This place is well guarded by automatic anti–aircraft…
Recovering From Betrayal in a Marriage – Dear Miss C
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Dear Miss C, My husband and I have been married for almost 6 years, two of those years were happy, hopeful, and stress free. The rest of them, well not so much. We fight about money, about how to raise our children, and about what to have for dinner. Sometimes I think the main problem…
“Sam Williamson and his Success” – Kimberly Smith
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By: Kimberly Smith It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of making mistakes and learning from them, it was Sam Williamson and his high school achievements. Who is Sam and why is he memorable? He is a cross country and…
Break Away From Routine
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The Nurturing Well By: Jill Starbuck We require many basic daily needs in order to live healthy and comfortable lives. These include such things as food, water, exercise, companionship, communication, and more. But one thing that often gets put on the back burner for many of us is a break. While fitness junkies and workaholics…
Adventures Around a Bonfire and Assorted Stories – Stan Jordan
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THE LOBO TANK BUSTERS By: Stan Jordan We four P51D’s were in flight to around the Duren, Germany area. My wing man was off to my left and back a little bit, the other two pilots were to his left a little bit. I sure like this plane. I crawled into it and closed the…
“More on Medical Marijuana”, and Assorted Stories – Stan Jordan
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THE LOBO TANK BUSTERS By: Stan Jordan On today’s mission, we went north up to southern Belgium. This is fall now and most of the leaves are gone from the trees and the Germans are fighting hard against Patton’s troops as they are nearing some German soil. The German border in this area is close…
