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Gary Brown: Remembering lost loved ones on Memorial Day
The Repository via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoMemorial Day fosters a conflict of emotions. The day somberly commemorates men and women whose lives...
Gary Brown: Late McCullough fosters love of history
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf it is true that we learn from our past, our country has lost an able and accomplished teacher. Sunday Aug. 21, 2022 STANDING HEAD:Gary Brown Guest...
Gary Brown: What's up with the weather?
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"Light rain forecasted," the weather app on my phone told me, which was information that should be handy to know. "Rain is expected to start in 24...
Gary Brown: Starting our new year with clean slates
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt's New Year's Day. Your slate should be clean. "Start your new year with a clean slate!" That's the traditional advice for beginning the new year,...
Gary Brown: Talking in trite sayings
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI went to a shopping mall not long ago, parked my car, looked from side to side, and suddenly got nervous. If you talked tritely, you might say I was...
Gary Brown: Entering the 'Great Christmas Gift Hunt'
The Repository via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThis is the time of the year when I panic. It's not that my Christmas gift list is still long. The cause of my anxiety is that I have no list at all....
Gary Brown: More questions about the meaning of life
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoMore random questions about the meaning of life: • If a sign in front of new construction calls it a coming gas station and "corner market," but the...
Gary Brown: Mickey Mouse Club song an unusual earworm in dark of night
The Repository via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWas the Mickey Mouse Club a cult? I ask this not out of ridicule or regret for having watched the...
Gary Brown: At these prices, not smoking is easy
Gannett via AOL· 3 months agoI quit smoking almost 40 years ago, when it seemed I still could afford to puff away with medical and monetary abandon. Though I still was relatively new...
Gary Brown: You'll catch me singing the songs of the holiday
The Repository via Yahoo News· 5 months agoI shouldn't name-drop, but Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Burl Ives, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby all...