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If we’re supposed to …
. . . live it up happily and carefree because “tomorrow we may die,” why am I so stressed out about paying my bills?
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Further Confessions of a Newspaperboy
V-E Day prepared me for covering such news events as downtown fires, tumultuous strikes, Detroit riots and similar chaos during my later career as a newspaperman. The prime rule is: Keep Moving....
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Ease Up in Belgium’s Mechelen
Margaret of Austria ruled the Netherlands from this palace in Mechelen, Belgium. Story and photo by Sandy Katz MECHELEN, Belgium —- Perched on the Dijle River in the relative shadows of both...
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More From the Newspaperboy III
Growing up in metropolises like New York, London, Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles, Houston or Sydney is more challenging than maturing in a small town. But prowling the streets of a little city like...
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A major problem with aging is . . .
. . . old friends keep dying off before you can make new ones.
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Confessions of a Newspaperboy Book IV
School was never my best subject. My real education is rooted in my time peddling papers on the streets of North Bay. It branched in earnest about a decade later when I became a young reporter asking...
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When Times Get Tough, Get Tougher
By Cecil Scaglione Mature Life Features Answers to all the economic arguments lead to a definite “Maybe.” Are we still in a recession, or is it a depression? Are we moving out of one or both? Is a...
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More Confessions of Newspaperboy Verse No. V
Milt Robinson stands out prominently in my memory banks. I remember very little about him and have no idea what happened to him. But his image glistens in my brain. He was the first person I...
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California’s High-Speed Rail Line …
… is a great idea because it will allow us to go pick up some much-needed water during our drought and bring it back in a hurry.
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More from the Old Newspaperboy No. VI
Milt Robinson is perched prominently in my memory banks. I have no idea what ever happened to him and I remember little about him. But his image still glistens in my brain. He was the first person I...
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Catch a Free Ride in Las Vegas
White tiger patrols its Mirage enclosure Story & Photo By Cecil Scaglione LAS VEGAS —- You don’t have to mortgage your mansion to enjoy this glittering Gotham in the Nevada sand. There are more...
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Still More Newspaperboy Confessions Ch. VI
Billy Larochelle and I rarely bumped into each other after I relinquished my spot in the waiting line for Nuggets to rumble off the presses six days a week in downtown North Bay. I moved to the other...
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It is always easier …
… when somebody else does it, or when “it” happens to somebody else.
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Seems Like the San Diego Chargers . . .
. . . have got a lot better at playing hardball than football. — Cecil Scaglione
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Some More Newspaperboy Confessions: No. VII
One of the most utilitarian tools I ever had in all my years was a canvas bag for my newspapers made for me by my godfather. He was Augie Cicci, a close friend of the family who owned and operated a...
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In Our Constant Battle to Save Civilization . . .
. . . our wars are killing us. –– Cecil Scaglione
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Added to Newspaperboy Confessions: Ch. VIII
The perks of roaming the streets of downtown North Bay peddling the daily Nugget during the mid-‘40s were wide-ranging and the lessons long-lasting. As I cited earlier, it developed street smarts in a...
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