LETTER TO THE EDITOR

By: Paula York, Falmouth, KY Written October 1, 2023; submitted November 15, 2023   Dear Editor,   We live in a world where there is a frequency pattern of reversing and flipping words around their true and original meaning…to the point of flipping the truth around how events have actually...

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole I am NOT tickled pink over this one. It makes me blue. Or seeing red without the green. According gift and ornament retailer Unifury, online searches for “Pink Christmas Tree” shot up 286 percent over the last six months. Thanks, Barbie. What a doll.

FAITH & VALUES

Butler Christ Community Greetings friends, we are so appreciative of all the support and love that was shown for our Annual Christmas Auction. We are overwhelmed with the big crowd and generosity you all gave to us!

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole Election Day is here, finally granting us relief from the persistent bickerings, name callings and mudslingings on which campaigns are built.

FAITH & VALUES

Butler Christ Community Greetings friends, we would like to extend our hearty thanks to all who supported our Christmas auction on Saturday! We will be able to help out some deserving young people with the monies you helped us raise. Please continue to pray for each other.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole   Tonight is when pirates, ninja turtles, Barbies and princesses pound on doors yelling something incomprehensible, because masks cover their little faces. And that means starting tomorrow, leftover chocolates and other treats will show up at workplaces everywhere.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

I couldn't believe the scam worked! All I had to do was dress up like Top Cat, G.I. Joe or The Batman, hold open a plastic bag, yell some kitschy catchphrase, and grownups would hand over the most chocolate I’d seen since Easter. Cool!

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole “Say, did I ever tell you how I got scar right her on my thumb?” “Only about a hundred times,” the storyteller's victim says. “I'm surprised you have any thumb left, what with all the different things that caused that itty-bitty scratch.

FAITH & VALUES

Butler Christ Community Greetings friends, may our Good Lord bless you all today and every day. Pastor Ron spoke to us from the book of Psalms this Sunday morning, from Chapter 84:1-12. The sermon was followed in reverence by Holy Communion.

LIFE IN THE COLE BIN

By Burton W. Cole   I have yet to come up with a single logical reason why I should rake leaves. The rain of colorful, crunchy carpeting is well underway. The leaves swoosh and crackle with every step I take. It means that my front yard boasts plusher carpeting than does my living room.