Off The Hook
July 28, 2017

Life tips…maybe

By Melanie Behrens

During my quest to keep this column relevant, I came across a list of thoughts that are purported to be important to living a good life. I believe some of them will start a debate in your mind. See what you think.
How about this for a beginning: Assume all guns are loaded. This is a very timely subje...

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