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Ruby Petunia Crosses Rainbow Bridge — Who is one’s favorite dog?
It sort of depends on time and place.
But Ruby Petunia went over Rainbow Bridge yesterday and she was our favorite dog.
We will miss you Ruby.
She even inspired a song.
Out of respect for her, though, we won’t post it.
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit puzzle: A problem shared is a problem halved
John Quigg
Flatter their neighbors William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 10-26-25
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit puzzle: Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet.
Proverbs 29:5
When words leave off William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 10-25-25
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit puzzle: When words leave off, music begins.
Heinrich Heine
Bette Alburger R.I.P. –We got the sad news that our long-time friend Elizabeth A. (Bette) Alburger died Sept. 30 at Maris Grove Senior Living Community.
She was 93.
Bette was a reporter in Delaware County for many years, most notably with the County Press newspapers but also with the Daily Times and others.
She was a charter member and past president of the Delaware County Press Club and won numerous journalism awards.
Bette was a member of the Chambers Memorial Presbyterian Church in Rutledge where she sang in the choir, taught Sunday School, edited the church newsletter and served as an ordained deacon and ruling elder.
She graduated from Penn State in 1953 with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism.
It was at Penn State where she met George, with whom she would enter into a 68-year marriage.
George died in 2022.
Bette was a member of Quill & Scroll; the Philadelphia Press Association; the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association; the Middletown Township Business & Professional Association and the Dormont Historical Society.
She authored five annual editions of Life in Delaware County for the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce for which she won numerous awards.
She is survived by her daughter Sorrel Ann of New York; grandson Cliff of Seattle; two beloved cousins, cherished nieces and nephews and many dear friends.
A memorial service will be held 3 p.m., Nov. 8 at Maris Grove Chapel , 200 Maris Grove Way, Glen Mills, Pa.
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit puzzle: What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer.
Francis Bacon
Race hate William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 10-23-25
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit puzzle: Race hate isn’t human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.
Orson Welles
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit puzzle: If you chase two hares at the same time, you will catch neither of them.
Ukrainian Folk Saying
More Thoughts On ‘No Kings’ Day
By Bob Small
A number of the members of the Swarthmore Republican Committee visited, Oct. 18, the No Kings Day event at Route 320 and Baltimore Pike.
I came at the beginning, Rob and others at the middle and the end.
This event differed from my previous experiences with such rallies in many ways;
Absolutely nobody wanted to speak to me. When was the last time that a rally attendee did not want to harangue any passerby who was foolish enough to stop to talk to him, or her?
There was one person who stated a rally participant came up to ask him for his “Soros bucks”.
There was a good “MAGA” presence (see photos), and dialogue was attempted.
The longest sign I can recall seeing (see photo) came from the NK side. He said he knew that people would “stop at the red light long enough to read it”.
I didn’t see one person that I knew from the Swarthmore Democrats, or any of my other lives. I found this truly amazing, as this was just across the street from the Swarthmore border.
Later, it seems the (national) estimate of the crowd size was taken from the ‘No King’ promoters, rather than via independent verification. See: Fact Check: How do attendance estimates for No Kings protests …
Is it just me, or are the “Commucrats,” I mean the Democrats, just running an against campaign because they really don’t have anyone for the proletarians to rally to? Just asking.
Ed Note: Photos were by Bob but the captions were not. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, who is a Swarthmore resident, apparently did not attend the demonstration on Baltimore Pike but was seen on Eagle Road in Haverford Township.
The advertisement William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 10-21-25
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit puzzle: The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.
Thomas Jefferson