 | Dennis E. Powell was an award-winning reporter in New York and elsewhere before moving to Ohio and becoming a full-time crackpot. His column appears on Mondays. You can reach him at
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The View From Mudsock Heights: This time of year, "higher ground" is more than a metaphor |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Sunday, 23 March 2008 20:00 |
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There was one delightful moment last week when it sounded just right, even placid. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights: The flu is bad enough, but the side effects can be long-lasting |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Monday, 17 March 2008 05:15 |
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The flu has been going around, and from what I"ve heard, it"s a real monster, putting its victims in bed for a week and making a return visit if they try to become active again too soon. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights: One little plant holds out hope that, yes, spring will arrive |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Monday, 10 March 2008 04:33 |
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My old German grandmother used to call it 'schnitlau,' though I"ve never seen the word used elsewhere. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights: Historic election? You want history? Well, here"s some history |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Monday, 03 March 2008 04:47 |
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So. Tomorrow is primary election day and, as usual (and as in my estimation is sensible), Ohio will have a very loud voice in determining who runs for president, at least in one party. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights: They"ve taken the calendar thing too far - now it"s personal |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Monday, 25 February 2008 05:33 |
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Oh, what a column it would have been! |
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The View From Mudsock Heights : We may look like futuristic robots, but we don"t have to act that way |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Monday, 18 February 2008 05:11 |
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OK, I admit it: I"m a bluetool. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights: For a born-and-bred news guy, old habits die hard - and I"m glad |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Sunday, 10 February 2008 20:00 |
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This is written at about 3 a.m. last Wednesday. |
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The View from Mudsock Heights: Southeast Ohio"s country folk know how to take hardship in stride |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Monday, 04 February 2008 05:11 |
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Every time I begin to take it for granted, something comes along to remind me just how strong the people are in this part of the world. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights: Travel's exciting and interesting but there really is no place like home |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Monday, 28 January 2008 07:17 |
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Circumstances have lately led me to travel a lot more than usual, and the trips have proved instructive. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights: Uppity chicken: solving the mystery of the missing Cornish roosters |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Tuesday, 22 January 2008 11:22 |
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Twice in the last year, local organizations have made the mistake of having me speak to them, possibly as proof that I don't have much to say in person either. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights: Gallup people discover that I lack an opinion on much of anything |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Monday, 14 January 2008 12:12 |
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This year we will hear more than we care to hear about polls. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights: An overdue admission brings relief to these tired old eyes |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Monday, 07 January 2008 04:48 |
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At first I thought it was a funny if cruel prank being played on me by the editors here at The Athens NEWS. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights: The Christmas lesson of my father's old, worn framing hammer |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Monday, 24 December 2007 05:32 |
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Family travel around the holidays is a common thing. I don't normally undertake such activities, but when I do, it's a doozy. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights: Mama, don't take my Compact Flash digital memory card away |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Sunday, 16 December 2007 20:00 |
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It's funny, the relationship that we can come to have with inanimate objects. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights:'Tis the season to gaze skyward and feel the wonder and awe |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Sunday, 02 December 2007 20:00 |
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It was cloudy a week ago tonight, and that was annoying to me.
Yes, of course we needed the rain, and truth be known I'd almost forgotten how nice it sounds when the creek is running. But a week ago tonight something usual happened, and because of the clouds we missed it. |
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The View From Mudsock Heights Sometimes our treatment of the elderly strikes too close to home |
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Written by Athens NEWS Staff
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Sunday, 26 August 2007 20:00 |
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My mother died a few days ago.
She had been able to sustain a good conversation until that day in April, though even then a 20-minute call was usually a five-minute talk repeated four times. But she seemed to be happy, enjoying life. |
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