Publisher’s Message: A Good Year for Stay-cations
Apr 20, 2022 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message
As we head to the summer season gasoline prices are high and flying isn’t much fun. Seems like a good year for a vacation nearby home. While there is a tendency to want to “get away,” if might be a good time to discover (or rediscover) what is in your own back...Publisher’s Message: Something to Chew On
Mar 21, 2022 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message
I’ve sometimes commented that auctions offer bad coffee and good donuts. “Back in the day” when there were frequent on-site auctions, the food tent that followed the auctioneer was typically manned by local families or organizations. Regular followers of the...Publisher’s Message: The Robins of Spring
Feb 18, 2022 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message
It has been a long couple of years with the Covid pandemic. Despite the unprecedented speed that the scientists and pharmaceutical companies achieved in bringing vaccines to the public, we aren’t a patient population. The cancellations, postponements, and re-do...Publisher’s Message: Remembering Mr. Gerry
Feb 2, 2022 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message
At least once a decade Elbridge Gerry has his fifteen minutes of contemporary fame.
Publisher’s Message: Of Coin Collections and Sports Trading Cards
Nov 22, 2021 | By Grant Hamilton, Publisher's Message
Growing up I collected coins, mainly pennies. Unlike some kids my age, I wasn’t all that interested in the “baseball” cards, though I did like the pink slab of bubble gum. I never got into trading the cards among friends. What prompted me to think about such...