What Does Butch Wish for Today’s Kids ?
Those of you who are baby-boomers likely have fond memories of your childhood.
Read MoreThose of you who are baby-boomers likely have fond memories of your childhood.
Read MoreThe primaries are over. Be thankful. But as the November election approaches, prepare for round two.
Read MoreAbout five years ago, I decided to buy a truck.
Read MoreBy John ‘Butch’ Dale Guest Columnist When visiting the Darlington drug store as a youngster in the 1950s, I followed my usual routine … slurping down a glass of “green river” or “cherry phosphate,” and then heading to the magazine aisle, with ice cream cone in hand, to … Read More
One of the favorite activities for kids in the good old days was fishing.
Read MorePreviously I wrote about the summer of 1956, when I was 7 years old, and my Dad signed me up for Farm League baseball.
Read MoreThere were lots of things for kids to do, and places to visit, in Darlington and the other little towns in Montgomery County in the 1950s.
Read MoreI started getting a few gray hairs during my first year in college.
Read MoreI guess most of you know by now that I was somewhat mischievous as a youngster growing up on the farm.
Read MoreTwo weeks ago a fellow from out-of-state stopped here at the library to ask directions to a house that was listed for sale nearby.
Read MoreBy John “Butch” Dale Guest Columnist When I was a high school senior in 1966, there were 35 students in my graduating class. Twenty of us, nearly 60%, lived on farms. The make-up of farms has changed drastically since those times, and I would imagine that less than … Read More
Don’t you just hate watching the news on TV?
Read More“Run, Tom,” said Mother. “Run, Betty, run. It is time to go to school. Run fast!”
Read MoreA friend of mine recently commented that he just could not understand why people voted for Joe Biden.
Read MoreThere are many successful people I have known through the years.
Read MoreSpringtime … grass growing, flowers blooming, bees buzzing, birds singing … and yes, the beginning of high school track season.
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