Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Memory Lane: When I Grow Up I Want to Be an Old Woman

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They said that time would fly. Before I knew it I’d be an old woman and wonder where the time went. I didn’t believe them. I once imagined h...
Monday, August 31, 2026

Memory Lane: Detasseling, Port Tenderloins, and Dirty Old Men

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The one thing I love to do when I go back “home” to I-O-W-A, is eat. Now, you’d think the food would be pretty bland back in the land of ho...
Sunday, August 30, 2026

Memory Lane: Cruisin' the Strip on Friday Night

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Remember 8-track tapes?  I was thinking about those today.  I had five of them when I was young.  I didn’t have an 8-track player, of course...
Saturday, August 29, 2026

Memory Lane: Nellie Bly, Nellyl Bly, Bring the Broom Along

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This post is part of my ongoing series of my memories for my children to read if they ever want to. I'm Lori. Some of these have been pu...
Friday, August 28, 2026

Memory Lane: Litchfield Manson

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Litchfield Manson, also known locally as Mandalay. (WCF Courier) When I was young, I lived on a street called “Grand Boulevard.” It was an ...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

Memory Lane Begins: RFK Assasination

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My name is Lori. I turned 65 this year and started Medicare and Social Security. It was just yesterday when I was a bright, young, 17-year-...
Monday, June 29, 2026

MUNSON TALES: Love, Abolition, Suffrage, and Frederick Douglass (Clan Ephraim) Part 2

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Part 1 can be found here The Civil War came and his sons Frederick, Lewis, and Charles all served in various capacities. Finally, the Emanci...