By Ron Kokish We got our first family car, a blue Nash Statesman, early in 1948. It was a luxury we mostly used on weekends. On Sunday evenings, my father […]
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Mature Content: Sex in the library
By Ron Kokish Editor’s note: This column contains references to sex and pornography. Like most children, I asked my mother how babies were made. She told me a doctor cuts […]
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Mature Content: Paths of glory?
By Ron Kokish Memorial Day 2023 is history, July 4th is near, and I’ve been thinking about heroes, fallen soldiers, and how I became a conscientious objector. My Jewish parents […]
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Letters – May 4, 2023
Highway 133 There’s been a lot of development along the Highway 133 corridor through town over the last decade. Has it become more attractive, uglier, safer or more dangerous for […]
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Mature Content: CAFCI and me
By Ron Kokish I recently read something in the Carbondale Facebook group that’s worth quoting. It’s what Eric Mitchell tries to convey to recent Carbondale arrivals. “Welcome! Thanks for recognizing […]
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Mature Content: Over the hill and out to lunch? Not really!
By Ron Kokish I’ve always believed that deeds define us and respect must be earned. As a lad, I didn’t understand why I was expected to defer to older people. […]
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Mature Content: To plan or not to plan, that is the question
By Ron Kokish I met Niki when I was 21. She was 19. She enjoyed our first date, so when I asked her to a toga party the following week, […]
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Mature Content: This run is for experts only
Opinion by Ron Kokish My son and 10-year-old grandson were skiing expert terrain on an unfamiliar mountain. When they arrived at a particularly risky slope dad said, “Wait here until […]
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Mature Content: Whose life is it, anyway? — Third and final part
By Ron Kokish “A time to love and a time to die” … Ecclesiastes 3:2 At 85, my father was failing badly enough for his doctor to insist he stop […]
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Mature Content: Whose death is it, anyway? Part II
By Ron Kokish Freedom means having options throughout our lives, including the time during which we are dying. Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) increases our options. Unfortunately, it was not […]