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LightGrams October 5, 2017 Volume 21, Number 34 Most of us have at one time or another enjoyed reading the comics. Someone might ask, “Read them? I thought comic strips were cartoons, drawings. How can you read them?” In most comic strips I’m familiar with the words of the cartoon character are written in a…
LightGrams September 28, 2017 Volume 21, Number 33 L.L. Bean is a brand that has become associated with outdoor clothing and gear. They’ve worked hard to build this identity. Last week they took their advertising of this theme to a whole new level. An insert was prepared for the New York Times. At first glance…
LightGrams September 21, 2017 Volume 21, Number 32 Sean Harris’ run of bad decisions began last week when he decided to rob a gas station in LaPorte, Indiana. After suggesting to the clerk that he had a gun, he made off with food, drinks, and cigarettes. Sean’s second bad decision was revealed soon after his…
LightGrams September 14, 2017 Volume 21, Number 31 You need to hear about Amiah Van Hill of Hayden, Idaho. This second grade student has been selling lemonade, like thousands of other young children do. But Amiah has a different purpose in mind. She’s not out to buy toys, clothes, or a new pet; she wants…
LightGrams September 7, 2017 Volume 21, Number 30 A story carried by the Associated Press on August 31, 2017 notes that two professors at Penn State University have been awarded $300,000 in grants from the National Science Foundation. The grants will help fund a project in which the professors hope to develop programs that “will…
LightGrams August 24, 2017 Volume 21, Number 29 It’s true; someone won an amazingly large Powerball jackpot last night. The $758 million winning numbers are held by only one person who purchased their ticket in Massachusetts. But here’s the news you won’t hear: For the only larger winning Powerball jackpot ($1.5 billion on January 13,…
LightGrams August 17, 2017 Volume 21, Number 28 The music industry is highly competitive. To have one’s song appear on the charts is an accomplishment; to have it reach # 44 in sales on iTunes is significant. But the song that recently hit that mark is absolutely unique, one-of-a-kind. The “song” is named “A a…
LightGrams August 10, 2017 Volume 21, Number 27 I often see signs advertising a “Yard Sale”, but never have I seen a yard actually being sold at one of these events. Maybe that’s why I was surprised to read about a street in San Francisco that was recently sold. The price: a mere $90,100. The…
LightGrams August 3, 2017 Volume 21, Number 26 News about a judge retiring from the bench doesn’t usually generate headlines around the country. But Milton Shadur isn’t your typical judge. After nearly four decades of issuing rulings in hundreds of cases, Shadur will retire – at age 93. One fellow judge called Mr. Shadur “simply…
LightGrams July 27, 2017 Volume 21, Number 25 For many years Kentucky Fried Chicken used a slogan in their advertising that said, “We do chicken right.” There was substance behind that saying, for KFC franchises can be found throughout the world. That slogan came to mind when I read about eight siblings from Indiana. The…