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Articles written by Marlene Mccormack


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  • Cliff Clemens Park is a gem

    Marlene McCormack|Updated Jul 30, 2024

    Despite the afternoon heat a few weeks ago, a demure elderly woman (older than I am but not by much) was knocking on doors in my neighborhood. She held a yellow, lined tablet she had repurposed into a petition to garner signatures. Her cause, she explained, was to stop the Sisters Community Garden from laying claim to a goodly portion of Cliff Clemens Park on Larch Street. I declined to sign it at the time because, well, this was the first I heard about it. Today I now agree with that petitioner. The garden needs to find... Full story

  • When Belsnickle came to my house

    Marlene McCormack|Updated Dec 20, 2016

    It's been a long time since I invited a certain white-haired fellow over for the holidays. Oh, I'm not talking about [that] white-haired fellow, but we're getting ahead of the story here. There was a Christmas long ago when my two grown sons, Harry and Patrick, needed a lesson in making good choices. You see, there was a time when Patrick was 3 and Harry was 5 years old - and together they could be a handful. They were excited to move to a place where it snowed all winter. During the day, my new job at the library kept me bus... Full story