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Month: July 2017

Little Squealers, apply here

July 29, 2017Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

The folks at the nursing home did not want my mother-in-law attempting to get out of bed. Likewise, they did not want her attempting to stand up when she was sitting in her wheel chair. So they clipped this little… Continue Reading →

Squealers

‘Paradis’ on Laurel Street

July 26, 2017Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

I ran into the donut shoppe on Laurel Street for an iced coffee the other morning and ran right into Ed Paradis. I knew it was going to be a good day. I’ve known Ed since he was a kid.… Continue Reading →

Ed Paradis, Erectile Dysfunction

When is a mango not a mango?

July 21, 2017Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

Okay. Here’s the piece on mangoes I intended to write a few blogs ago before I got sidetracked. I had just returned from visiting my daughter and her family in Austin, Texas. My grandson is now 7 months old and… Continue Reading →

Magoes and green bell peppers, Mango

Red’s influence immeasurable

July 19, 2017Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

The first two words in Bill Wellock’s piece on Red Jones on page 3 of today’s Citizens Voice are “Bill” and “Ackerman.” That’s my brother. He’s one of the first people Wellock sought out as he prepared a feature story… Continue Reading →

Red Jones

A cookout, without the work

July 14, 2017Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

The weatherman is calling for a sunny afternoon Saturday with less humidity. That’s good. I have plans. They involve two of Greater Pittston’s best kept secrets, but that designation, I believe, won’t last much longer, if it indeed still applies… Continue Reading →

Cookout, Peculiar Culinary Co., Pork Belly, Susquehanna Brewing Company

Crowd, more crowd

July 12, 2017Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

I was going to write about something else today. Mangoes, actually. But that can wait. It’s mid-summer and, among other things, that means I can take my time in the morning to knock out a blog and I can do… Continue Reading →

Crowd, Part of the crowd

Thursday was payday

July 6, 2017Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

The hardest thing about becoming a full-time college professor 27 years ago was not having tangible evidence that I had earned my pay check. Every week for the previous 23 years I had gained immeasurable satisfaction from holding the fruits… Continue Reading →

No good deed

July 6, 2017Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

I have a torn meniscus. At least that’s what the orthopedic doctor thinks. He won’t know for sure until I get an MRI and I won’t get an MRI until the folks at my health insurance company say I can.… Continue Reading →

Torn meniscus

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Ed Ackerman Ed Ackerman, a consulting editor and columnist for the Greater Pittston Progress, has served the people of Greater Pittston for 48 years, starting in the newspaper field at age 17. The Pittston resident will share his thoughts in this blog and in a weekly column published in the Progress. greaterpittstonprogress.com

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