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My notable death - it could happen twice

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 27, 2011 - 7:03am

I hope this happens to you some day. It happened to Mark Twain, I think. You know the story about Twain apparently seeing his obituary in the newspaper and then following up with his famous: "the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."

In Sunday's Lima News Fred Steiner's name was listed under notable deaths. First, I pinched myself, then with keen interest, read Fred Steiner's notable obit.

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Internet follows former Bluffton resident's Syrian lesbian hoax

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 23, 2011 - 4:34am

The story of a former Bluffton resident, Tom MacMasters, who allegedly posed as a fake Syrian lesbian, is being following across the Internet.

Here's the lastest from gawker.com.

Here's the latest from The New York Times.

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What I really learned on my summer vacation: goat-milking and cheese-making

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 22, 2011 - 6:34pm

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

Okay, I'll admit the first 2/3 of my vacation wasn't intended to be educational although I did learn a few things while relaxing on Tybee.

Helpful things...or at least helpful for the next time I'm near a beach.

I now know that that the sting of a jellyfish does not always cause an adverse reaction on humans, and, by watching a few very young experts, I learned how to pick them up and fling them to the beach.

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Keep this one quiet, but there's a significant retirement party Friday afternoon at Family Dollar

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 21, 2011 - 5:14am

Imagine this: As the Bluffton sesquicentennial launches, one Main Street retirement signals the end of that family's 125-year involvement on Main Street. Okay, in this case it's Cherry Street, but who's looking.

Is it three or four generations? We'll report back to you soon.

We aren't naming any names, but an open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Friday, June 24, at Family Dollar will reveal all you need to know.

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What I did on my summer vacation

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 13, 2011 - 6:24pm

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

Upon returning to Bluffton after spending over one week on Tybee Island, Georgia, we file this report. Click here for more columns by MPS.

On my summer vacation, I...

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Runners, take your marks....

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 3, 2011 - 11:10am

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

For other columns by MPS click here.

In 1974 - that's 37 years ago for those of you trying to do the math - I went to the OHSAA state track meet in Columbus. Not to run. My own obsession with running didn't start until two years later.

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