Charley Hopkins Remembered in Lorain Obituary Reflection
A personal tribute recalls Charley Hopkins a Black community leader who ran the county Community Action Agency in Lorain Ohio. The author details their shared civil rights work and Charley's calm dignity, his plans for buses and elderly housing, and his funeral at Mount Zion Baptist Church with a gospel farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Everett Hopkins
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Lorain
Charley
South Lorain
Dayton
County Community Action Agency
Fannie Moore
Confessions of an alcoholic's wife in a troubled marriage
A wife recalls decades with a drinker husband jailed for drunk driving. She describes denial, caregiving, and counseling while choosing to protect her children. She seeks independence and outlines plans to live with or without him, emphasizing survival and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Al-Anon
Goodby
Wicti
New Mexico
Pig on a surfboard steals show at Makaha Beach
In Hawaii at the 11th Annual Bell Sunn Menehune Surfing Championships a dog named Shane and a pig named Chop Chop wowed 2,000 spectators in the Wet Pet contest led by pro surfer Bell Sunn. Brian Keaulana and his pig Chop Chop performed moves on a board amid concerns from the Hawaiian Humane Society about animal welfare and sun exposure. Sunn plans to invite stricter entry rules next year while defending the event as harmless fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Bell Kapoliokachukai Sunn
Shane
Brian Keaulana
Makaha Beach
Leeward
Oahu
Makaha
Sunn
Mutt
Brian
Gut Sunn
Bell Sunn
Spencer
The Dais Dilemma A Banquet Satire
A humorous essay describes life on the dais at banquets detailing awkward seating, attention from all, and the solitary, staged behavior expected of those at the head table. It recalls odd dining rituals and ends with a Carter quip about being lonelier on top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
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Charley Hopkins
Fannie
Booker
Betterway
Mary
Lorain County
Charlie
Jesse Williams
Carter Funeral Home
Alleluia
Tom Peters
Mark Patinkin
The
Hawaiian Humane Society
Bob Spencer
Notimore
Keaulana
Erma Bombeck
Dark Abby
Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office
Roswell
Las Cruces
Abby
Thomas A. Rutledge
Genanne V. Anderson
Vernon O. Henning
Charles J Plath
James §. Farris
MR. Rutledge
Charles W. Smith
Charles W Smith
Canada
P.O
Mount Morris
Universal Press Syndicate
Main St
Kansas City
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