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75For Retirees: Here Are Some Things To Do
While facing retirement is not exactly like awaiting a triple bypass or facing the prospect of entering a nursing home, it can be a source of great stress. After all, everybody has to do something! Here's some ideas that could help relieve such foreboding.
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69Golf: 'The Wheel' Keeps Rolling On
This is the last of four "playing" reports on Norwalk, Conn., area golf courses -- this one is on "The Wheel," a Bridgeport municipal facility that offers two courses, the Red and the Black. It's part of a series written for The Hour newspaper in 1999.
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65Confession Is Good for the Soul
President Clinton confessed one of his sins to the entire world in 1998 in a major, televised speech viewed by millions of fellow sinners. Perhaps our politicians today can gain an object lesson from his experience.
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67Fighting Fires: Common Sense Prevails
Firefighters rely on their leaders to make good judgments when they put their lives on the line. Too often, I read about firefighters who are severely injured or killed fighting fires. I have the nagging feeling that, sometimes, those deaths could have prevented.
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71Changing Times: It Ain't Like It Used To Be
None of us is getting any younger, of course. But some of us, who have seen 50 come and go, tend to become a little nostalgic. We long for "the good old days." We begin to notice how things have changed, and here I muse about just a few of those changes.
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68Longshore Golf Course: Short But Challenging
This is the first of four "playing" reports on Norwalk, Conn., area golf courses -- this one on Longshore Golf Club, a Westport municipal course. It's part of a series written for The Hour newspaper in 1999. The course, for residents only, lies on the shore of Long Island Sound.
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65Highway Signs: All That Traffic Allows
Poor engineering of highways and the careless placement of traffic signs has, in my opinion, led to many major and minor accidents over the years. I'll bet you can spot several poorly placed signs the next time you're out for a drive.
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64The Two-Party Political System
The two-party system is not a one-party idea, contrary to popular belief. One does not have to go to France or Italy, or to myriad South American countries that have multiple factions, or parties, to find an example of how coalitions can lead to inaction and disaster.
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80The Poor Get Poorer, And Poorer
A few decades ago, songwriter Gus Kahn penned the phrase, "There's nothing surer, the rich get rich and the poor get poorer" as part of the lyrics of "Ain't We Got Fun." The phrase is now just another cliche, but like most cliches, has considerable basis in fact.
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69Oak Hills Golf Course: A Jewel in Norwalk
This is the second of four "playing" reports on Norwalk, Conn., area golf courses -- this one is on Oak Hills, a Norwalk municipal course. It's part of a series written for The Hour Newspaper in 1999. The city of Norwalk considers Oak Hills its "crown jewel."
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