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Monroe County Life: scenes shared by Monroe News readers
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMonroe County Life is our series showcasing images from our readers. If you have a picture that was...
How not to behave during a job interview
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWe were jumping off cliffs into Lake Superior that was so frigid you lost your breath as you plunged into the water. But we didn’t care. It was August,...
Someone deserves a good spanking
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYears ago, I went to a Tigers game in Detroit and, as always, I parked on a sidestreet in one of the nearby neighborhoods because in my thinking of...
A rolling stone gathers no pot roast
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWaiting on test results from the doctor’s office can be excruciating, an anxiety-filled timeline because at my age it could be anything. And as a...
Long, beautiful hair down to there? Not here
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI looked at my grandson’s seventh grade school picture and noticed his nice, long hair. It fits him well and isn’t all in his face and frizzed out like...
Pierogis for a doctor's visit is a good trade
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople don’t seem to trade much anymore. Making trades is part of our history, especially when no one had cash. My mother was very good at it. I don’t...
Some people just need to get a job
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHe came running up to me in the parking asking for money. And when I turned around, I noticed this was no homeless guy. He was young, looked healthy and...
Is that the grill or a nuclear explosion?
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe baby back ribs were seasoned perfectly and looked like a piece of pig art. Grilling is a cooking method I developed as an adult. I’m sure my dad used...
These days, even with light symptoms, it can only mean…
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt all began with a scratchy throat and a light cough so I did what lots of people do these days: I...
Pursuing a rebate by mail? You better believe it
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI once ordered flower seeds through the mail and sold them door-to-door. I used to collect cereal box tops and sent them in for battery-powered boats...