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The Potpourri Page is meant for well, “potpourri,” that is, a little bit of everything and anything.
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Current & Exciting Events
Movie or book reviews. Drive-ins. The weather: the good, the bad, the TV meteorologists. An actual day at Presque Isle. Whatever comes along.
The Guru wants to cover summer road trips to nowhere, tourist traps and topics (“Why You Should Always Carry a Camera;” “Why I Love Old Books—New Words!”), flea-market finds, What We Miss/What We Can't Stand...
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Goodbye Conneaut Valley Middle School
Goodbye Conneaut Valley Middle School. Formerly Conneaut Valley High School when it produced its first...
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Death and Life
A “Guru” Contributor Explores Life After (His Father’s) Death Okay, here’s the thing: You don’t...
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Total Eclipse of My Heart
or, Here Comes the Moon (Sorry, Beatles!) Our Erie-Area Eclipse “Review” It was simply magical,...
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The Sounds of Silence
A “Guru” Reviewer Considers Life at Home, Alone An Essay Last Saturday morning, I found my...
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You Say You Want a Resolution?
Hope Springs Eternal..., Alexander Pope What's your New Year's resolution? Or should I say, resolutions?...
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All You Need is…Airplay?
The Beatles'New Song Now and Then (And Why Isn't It Being Played?) Local radio sucks....
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How Soon is Too Soon?
Hurry! St. Patrick's Day's Coming! One of the most insightful things my mother ever said...