I didn't want to let this Mother's day pass without taking just a moment to reflect on some of the good memories that my mother has created for me throughout my life. I am so happy and thankful to still have her here as I know that there are many who will only be able to visit their dear mothers at a graveside on this Mother's Day. Our mom will soon be 69 years old and the older she gets the sweeter she grows. My sister and I lost our father just before we reached the age of 10. Mom had to...

Willie Hicksby, poses for fans at the annual diving contest at Pee Pee Pond in West Virginia. Willie has been the proud winner of the last 12 years of diving contests so this year he was asked to be one of the judges. Some of the top prizes for this years event are as follows: 1. A cap pin of your choice 2. A set of 4 used tires from Fred's Used Tire World 3. A $5.00 gift certificate from your local Piggly Wiggly 4. A paint job from John's Out House Improvements 5. A dinner for 2...

Roma's forward Antonio Cassano over does it just a bit much when he enthusiastically scoffed at a call made by a referee. ANTONIO CASSANO Just moments later, Cassano needed to be rushed to a local hospital to have his genitals located and reset. While making a statement the next day in a recovery room, Antonio told reporters,"Although I did have a pretty bad day yesterday, all was not lost." Mazda, after hearing the news and reviewing replays of the incident, immediately resign...

PEOPLE'S ARMY NEW RECRUIT TOMMY CHANG Photo of the newly recruited, Tommy Chang, of the Red Chinese People's Army. Unfortunatly Tommy's new career both began and ended on the same day.

This new hair style is all the rave. "This gives new meaning to the term fly away hair," says designer and hair stylist, Hal Lee Copter. However, it is not recommended to wear this latest style around anywhere in Iraq just yet.

It isn't any wonder that Sister Sarah loves to take frequent trips to the local library. There is no internet at her convent. She tries to get away as often as she can but sometimes her work in the monastery just keeps her too tied up. Once at the library though, she can forget all her cares, relax and unwind as she checks out her favorite web sites. Hmm... I wonder what Sister Sarah could be looking at here? SISTER SARAH DISCOVERS THE INTERNET "GOD WHAT A HUNK!"

Adventures Of Steve Irwin "Oh CRICKEY... wrong one!"

Her alarm clock went off. She stretches, she yawns, then looks at the ruler that she placed on her pillow the night before to see just how long she had slept. Wow, so many things to do today, she thought. Run errands, do some shopping, look for a new job, I had best be getting a move on. Finally after getting ready she jumped into her little black convertible, put the top down and off she went. She almost broke her neck when she came upon a flashing red light. Then she spotte...

CANDIDATES FOR FATHER OF THE YEAR WHICH ONE DO YOU VOTE FOR?

As another new year approaches, I am once again reminded of one that I shall never forget. The year 2000... I had always anticipated the coming of that year. It had always seemed to be looming way ahead into the futuer. I was born in January and had computed the math in my head even before I had ever entered high school I think, to try and get a picture of what it would be like for me in the year 2000 as I would be about to turn 44. Where would I be then, I often wondered? What kind of work w...

A large rock sets along side of highway 25 in Adair County, Iowa. Young kids use it to spray paint obscenties and other graffiti on it. Until one day, a young local artist by the name of, Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II sees it. He somehow comes up with a brand new vision for the huge stone. So one day he grabbed his paints and headed out to the site of his new art project, between Greenfield and highway 25. The old graffiti rock would never be the same again. Now the rock has become a land mark and n...

Chicken Enchiladas Heres what you will need: 1. A can of Cream of Chicken soup 2. A nice large fresh tomato 3. Med. sized onion (or a bag of diced frozen onion will do) 4. Small can of green chili chives 5. 10 oz. can of chicken breast chunks (you can use any type chicken breast desired) 6. small bag of chedder cheese (or use the mexican cheese if you prefer) 7. Bag of the large tortillias 8. Small can of black olives 9. Small container of sour cream Preheat oven to 350 F You will b...

Cool weather is finally here and everyone is eating chili again but if you are a Mexican food lover as I am, you may just wanna give this a shot. Its wonderful! CREAMY TACOS...Heres what you will need. 1. 1 lb. of ground chuck 2. 1 med. to lg. sized onion (or a bag of the frozen chopped onion work well and will save you time and tears) 3. 2 lg. cans of sliced tomatos (or 4 small cans) 4. 1 bag of taco or enchilada seasoning 5. 1 bottle of Tabasco sauce 6. 1 lg. box of velveeta cheese ...

Many Suffer From Depression In today's world, many people suffer from stress and depression. They both go hand in hand too. I myself have had to cope with it on an everyday basis. There are many things that can bring it on too. Sometimes the least little things can set it off. I am writting this artical to make others, that suffer from these terrible afflictions, to become aware of some of the simple things that they can do deal with their distress. I have talked to my doctor about my...

Another Christmas is almost here and still an innocent man sets on the other side of the fence locked away from his wife Melinda and two boys. This will be his fifth Christmas in the Lebanon Corrections facility with life to go. It has been an absolute nightmare for his family who have spent well over $100.000.00 to date to try and have these charges cleared. But the state of Ohio keeps turning a deaf ear. They have a conviction and thats all they care to know. How a jury could give a man a life...