It was an ordinary day. Just got out of bed about 7:00 a.m. and headed to the front door of our new retirement home at Woodcrest Villas to grab my morning newspaper. I have been reading the Lancaster, Pennsylvania morning newspaper, now known as LNP/LancasterOnline, for perhaps 50 years now and don't expect to stop any time soon. First began reading it when I began teaching Industrial Arts right after I graduated from Millersville State Teacher's College back in 1967. Continued reading it after retiring from teaching and began working part-time for one of my former students, Keith Grebinger, owner of Grebinger Gallery in nearby Neffsville, PA. Even though I am now retired permanently, I still read the Lancaster Newspaper every day. Just love to see what is happening in my hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. When I go on vacation I still have someone save my newspapers for me so I can read them when I return home. Well, today, Wednesday, June 7, after picking up my LNP newspaper, I began reading page 1 which had the main headline which read "FEELING THE ART." Told about a Lancaster artist that went 'above and beyond' on a large tattoo for a blind client.' As I sat in my recliner I began to search the entire front page and began reading all the story headlines just on page 1. Thought it would be interesting to make my story today the headlines that appear in a few of my 24-page front section of my morning newspaper. Check out the following and see if you too have stories much like I get every day in my Lancaster newspaper. Here goes starting with PAGE 1....*FEELING THE ART, Artist goes 'above and beyond' on large tattoo for blind client. *Fewer fire volunteers means paperwork often slips. *Cutler: ID rule would hit Amish. *Judge: Suit can go ahead. *Leacock farmer plans to appeal. PAGE 2.... *Red Hot Chili Peppers coming to Hershey. *PA Lottery #s. *Today In History. *Birthdays. *Top-Read Stories. *Today In History. PAGE 3... Class of 2023 - Speakers: Be open to risks. *County to soon set plans for its final $40M. *Grads let light guide paths. *Drug force arrests man after raid. * 'Use our girts to help others'. PAGE 4...*Cats rescued from box looking for homes/Many Local animal shelters struggling amid 'kitten season', *Conestoga Valley: 'Time to Shine' (graduation story), *Donegal: 'Hold our own ground' (graduation story), *Solanco: "Extend and accept help' (graduation story), Bill requires electronic reports. (Campaign finance story"). PAGE 5...*Whopping Catfish caught in county sets Pa. record - Franklin County man angled a 66-pound fish back in May. *Half Page Ad on estate planning. PAGE 6... *'Global Wheat prices on rise', *White House site highlights projects', *NJ companies float solar panels, *1/3 page local stocks, PAGE 7 Nation & World, *PALL SETTLES OVER REGION, *Hundreds of wildfires still burn, 200 are 'out of control', *Blown dam floods war zone; resident flee, *Judge blocks ban on transgender minor care, *Man executed for killing 2 jailers, *Belarus fails to get Security Council seal, *Christie kicks off bid with swipes at Trump, *Blinken set to travel to Beijing for talks, PAGE 8, *Ukraine: War, floods, story continued from page 7, *Protesters cal for white woman's arrest. * Conservatives steamed, derail House action, *1/2 page ads on vein and laser center, Vacuum cleaners, Optical Ad, Jewelry Ad, PAGE 9 *Automakers want to ditch AM radios, ask Congress, *2 dead in shooting after graduation ceremony, *advertisements on power washing, Elvis East Coast musical revolution, PAGE 10 * Report: Disparities in areas near bay, *MU student named to new state post. And...the stories continue to flow throughout the newspaper for the balance of the newspaper's 24 pages. I'm sure that most newspapers look somewhat the same and carry the same type of news such as local, regional and international news. Perhaps the advertisements may differ, but news is news no matter where you live and one of the main differences might be the amount of... and size of... the photographs and the headlines that fill each page of the newspaper. I must admit that the first thing I do when I arise in the morning is open the front door and pick up my morning newspaper which is wrapped with a rubber band and standing against my front do so I can't miss it. I truly would be lost if I didn't have a newspaper to read each and every morning. Doesn't matter how big or small it may be...I just want to know what is going on in my neighborhood, city, state and nation on a daily basis...from local news to international news to sports and weather. Oh yeah... our Sunday News has about 8-10 sections which make it about five times the size and takes me close to half a day to read. But, what else do I have to do, being that I'm retired...except to read my morning newspaper, enjoy life an eat my wife's great meals. Oh yeah...I do have to watch my Fighting' Phillies. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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