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Joe Brubaker Column Archives

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Joe Brubaker July 23, 2008, On the stump again

Joe Brubaker July 16, 2008, You can't go back

Joe Brubaker July 9, 2008, Short column

Joe Brubaker July 2, 2008, Lots of laughter and some tears

Joe Brubaker June 25, 2008, I never thought about it

Joe Brubaker June 18, 2008, Cool, clear, water

Joe Brubaker June 11, 2008, Customs, habits and traditions

Joe Brubaker June 4, 2008, Let me tell you about

Joe Brubaker May 28, 2008, My B. B. Gun

Joe Brubaker May 21, 2008, Graduation Day

Joe Brubaker May 14, 2008, The three-eyed monster

Joe Brubaker May 7, 2008, Mother's Day

Joe Brubaker April 30, 2008, Biases and prejudices

Joe Brubaker April 23, 2008, What if I had told them?

Joe Brubaker April 16, 2008, Peace pipe

Joe Brubaker April 9, 2008, The bulldog

Joe Brubaker April 2, 2008, Questions and statements

Joe Brubaker March 26, 2008, My escort dog

Joe Brubaker March 19, 2008, The good old days

Joe Brubaker March 12, 2008, 87 and counting

Joe Brubaker March 5, 2008, Missed Opportunities

Joe Brubaker February 27, 2008, That dog won't hunt

Joe Brubaker February 20, 2008, Pills, pills, pills

Joe Brubaker February 13, 2008, Those howling winds

Joe Brubaker February 6, 2008, Men and women, boys and girls

Joe Brubaker January 30, A blizzard came in

Joe Brubaker January 23, Mistakes

Joe Brubaker January 16, Kids today

Joe Brubaker January 9, 2008 Not a cloud in the sky

Joe Brubaker January 2, 2008 Without borders

Joe Brubaker December 26, 2007 Snow for Christmas

Joe Brubaker December 19, 2007 You are special

Joe Brubaker December 12, 2007 On the wing again

Joe Brubaker December 5, 2007 It looks the money

Joe Brubaker November 28, 2007 It seems like only yesterday

Joe Brubaker November 21, 2007 Soapstones and corncobs

Joe Brubaker November 14, 2007 A Bushel and a Peck

Joe Brubaker November 7, 2007 Big Bear Crick

Joe Brubaker October 31, 2007 Experts

Joe Brubaker October 24, 2007 Reaching out

Joe Brubaker October 17, 2007 Now hear me

Joe Brubaker October 10, 2007 A Wasp

Joe Brubaker October 3, 2007 Britches

Joe Brubaker September 26, 2007 That clanging sound

Joe Brubaker September 19, 2007 A different quail

Joe Brubaker September 12, 2007 It's me

Joe Brubaker September 5, 2007 Outstanding teachers

Joe Brubaker August 29, 2007 Wantabe

Joe Brubaker August 22, 2007 A racing quail

Joe Brubaker August 15, 2007 Ramblings, sayings and thoughts

Joe Brubaker August 8, 2007 Who knows

Joe Brubaker August 1, 2007 That do make it nice

Joe Brubaker July 25, 2007 No child left behind

Joe Brubaker July 18, 2007 The battery is charged

Joe Brubaker July 11, 2007 The rain watchers

Joe Brubaker July 3, 2007 Take your time, but hurry up

Joe Brubaker June 27, 2007 Shake, rattle and roll

Joe Brubaker June 20, 2007 Measure twice and saw once

Joe Brubaker June 13, 2007 Time marches on

Joe Brubaker June 6, 2007 Dreams

Joe Brubaker May 30, 2007 Graduation Day

Joe Brubaker May 23, 2007 Love makes the world go around

Joe Brubaker May 16, 2007 Separations

Joe Brubaker May 9, 2007 Hooray for God

Joe Brubaker May 2, 2007 Treasure hunts

Joe Brubaker April 25, 2007 Small incidental insufficient things

Joe Brubaker April 18, 2007 Oh what it seemed to be

Joe Brubaker April 11, 2007 They look and behave different than us

Joe Brubaker April 4, 2007 Testing will make it so

Joe Brubaker March 28, 2007 Detour

Joe Brubaker March 21, 2007 It depends

Joe Brubaker March 14, 2007 86 and counting

Joe Brubaker March 7, 2007 The Green Hornet II

Joe Brubaker February 28, 2007 Happy Anniversary my love

Joe Brubaker February 21, 2007 The Green Hornet

Joe Brubaker February 14, 2007 Shoes

Joe Brubaker February 7, 2007 Teachers

Joe Brubaker January 31, 2007 What do you think?

Joe Brubaker January 24, 2007 Iced in

Joe Brubaker January 17, 2007 Words, words, words

Joe Brubaker January 3, 2007 Happy New Year!

Joe Brubaker December 27, 2006 Wishing will make it so

Joe Brubaker December 20, 2006 Christmas gifts and traditions

Joe Brubaker December 13, 2006 Wake up call

Joe Brubaker December 6, 2006 Memories

Joe Brubaker November 29, 2006 Put downs

Joe Brubaker November 15, 2006 The sound of music

Joe Brubaker November 8, 2006 The handshake

Joe Brubaker November 1, 2006 Tumbleweeds

Joe Brubaker October 25, 2006 The pumpkins arrived

Joe Brubaker October 18, 2006 Thanks for the memories II

Joe Brubaker October 11, 2006 Thanks for the memories

Joe Brubaker October 4, 2006 Beliefs

Joe Brubaker September 20, 2006 A bowl of cherries

Joe Brubaker September 13, 2006 Appropriately it rained

Joe Brubaker September 6, 2006 Chicken grips

Joe Brubaker August 30, 2006 It ain't what you do

Joe Brubaker August 23, 2006 Haber got the gong

Joe Brubaker August 16, 2006 The doors are opening

Joe Brubaker August 9, 2006 The haying fields

Joe Brubaker August 2, 2006 A watched pot never boils

Joe Brubaker July 26, 2006 The con games

Joe Brubaker July 19, 2006 God doesn't make junk

Joe Brubaker July 12, 2006 A Bushel and a Peck

Joe Brubaker June 28, 2006 The Constitution

Joe Brubaker June 21, 2006 The class of 57' had its dreams

Joe Brubaker June 14, 2006 The men in white

Joe Brubaker June 7, 2006 The Indy 500

Joe Brubaker May 31, 2006 It's an ill wind

Joe Brubaker May 24, 2006 You are important

Joe Brubaker May 17, 2006 Stormy weather

Joe Brubaker May 3, 2006 Make the world go away

Joe Brubaker April 26, 2006 The magnificent coddled egg

Joe Brubaker April 12, 2006 Putting people down

Joe Brubaker April 5, 2006 I wonder as I wander

Joe Brubaker March 29, 2006 Savor those special moments

Joe Brubaker March 22, 2006 The card

Joe Brubaker March 15, 2006 Sounds and communications

Joe Brubaker March 8, 2006 The sound of Music

Joe Brubaker February 22, 2006 What will people say?

Joe Brubaker February 15, 2006 Betty Leiber Brubaker

Joe Brubaker February 8, The good old days

Joe Brubaker January 25, 2006 A round "toit"

Joe Brubaker January 18, 2006 No Help Wanted

Joe Brubaker January 11, 2006 I must be getting old

Joe Brubaker 2005 Columns

Joe Brubaker 2004 Columns