How we managed Deep Freeze II
By John Toth The Bulletin I had visions of February 2021 as the arctic front approached before Christmas. The scenes of pipes bursting,...
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Our 28th Year of Publishing
- Jan 4
- 3 min
My ‘unresolutions’ for another year
By John Toth The Bulletin I always write a list of “unresolutions” at the beginning of the year. These are traditional and...
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min
Why I like living in a small town
By John Toth The Bulletin I have written before about how I prefer small town living, after growing up in big cities. What happened to me...
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
Presents took a back seat to nature on this very special Christmas
By John Toth The Bulletin All Christmases are the best, but there is one in particular that stands out among the rest - the Christmas of...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Our shoes were shiny, waiting for St. Nicholas
By John Toth The Bulletin I polished my shoes at night before I went to bed and put them on the windowsill. It was the night of Dec. 5. I...
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
I’m thankful on Thanksgiving
By John Toth The Bulletin The Bulletin Headquarters is buzzing with activity this time of the year, but I feel a need to slow things down...
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
I finally found a hobby I like
By John Toth The Bulletin About three decades ago, Sharon and I were looking for something new to do. “Let’s start a weekly paper,” she...
- Oct 25, 2022
- 4 min
‘Friday Night Lights’ still shine on ‘East Dillon High School’
By John Toth The Bulletin In 2006, a new show debuted on NBC called “Friday Night Lights.” I didn’t watch it, being busy with running...
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Don’t mind me; I’m just smelling your front lawn
By John Toth The Bulletin If you see a car slow to a crawl while you're mowing your lawn, don’t worry. It’s probably me inhaling your...
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
I learned about sailing watching YouTube posts
By John Toth The Bulletin I have this dream that one day I would sail away into the sunset on my comfortable yacht, sipping decaffeinated...
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
Playing the tourist game in Mexico is not my best talent
By John Toth The Bulletin When Sharon and I visited Mexico many years ago, a little girl, who could not have been more than 5 years old,...
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
First impression of cruising the high Gulf seas
By John Toth The Bulletin The big day had arrived. We were packed and ready to go on our first cruise ever. It was raining. After all...
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
Turtles are part of the attraction at South Padre
By John Toth The Bulletin Our escape to South Padre Island could not conclude without a visit to Sea Turtle Inc., a non-profit...
- Aug 23, 2022
- 3 min
Anniversary road trip took us back to South Padre
By John Toth The Bulletin My first impression was: What’s with all these people here on Sunday afternoon? Shouldn’t they be going in the...
- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
‘Elvis’ drew me back to the real picture show
By John Toth The Bulletin We finally ventured back to the movies - the real ones with seats, a big screen, Dolby surround sound and...
- Aug 9, 2022
- 3 min
Road trip plans changed after we added up miles
By John Toth The Bulletin We plotted out a road trip to Colorado, only to change our minds at the last minute and redirect our plans...
- Jul 27, 2022
- 3 min
I went banking, wound up looking at teller monitor
By John Toth The Bulletin A long time ago when I was starting out in this business, I wrote a story about an ATM machine at a local bank....
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Lost passport 2: post office, here we come – wait
By JohnToth The Bulletin Before you can pay the post office to handle all your documentation for a new passport, you have to make an...
- Jul 12, 2022
- 3 min
Replacing a lost passport is not a cake walk
By John Toth The Bulletin We looked all over for it, but no luck. It’s in the house somewhere. “Where did you see it last?” I asked. “You...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Web makes it easier to buy specialty items
By John Toth The Bulletin I buy everything I can locally, preferably in my hometown so that the sales tax I pay goes to the city I live...
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