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Miller: Hope for Ukraine, today
In all the years I have been a columnist, I have never come up empty when I sat down to write, but today was a ...
Jan Penton Miller, Author at The Bogalusa Daily News - Page 5 of 37
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Miller: Let’s go, it’s party time!
This morning’s cobwebs lingered as the dawn’s light slowly chased away the darkness. Thoughts began to take shape, and my mind turned to coffee. I ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, February 22, 2022 11:09 am
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Miller: It’s time to plant again!
The sun glows through towering pines and frost sparkles as it quickly melts away. I sit in my trusty old car, pecking away as I ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 10:46 am
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Miller: Tickle those ivories
My piano sits in the front room like a toothless old woman grinning at me. The keys and interior have been removed and are in ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 11:22 am
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Miller: Oh no, not yet again!
Mike and I sat in Dr. Denney’s office waiting until our names were called like we were waiting for the guillotine. We knew it was ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 10:43 am
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Miller: Find joy in the simple
The sun peeks in on this chilly morning helping to warm my writing corner, and another Monday rolls around. The late, Karen Carpenter’s lyrics of ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, January 25, 2022 12:28 pm
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Miller: Give a little bit away
My computer screen is cold to my touch this morning, but my heart is oh so warm. On this chilly day I’ve completed the task ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, January 18, 2022 11:16 am
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Miller: A time to just ramble
I’ve been sitting on hold for what undoubtedly is a world’s record, but I’ve put so much time in I hate to hang up. The ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 11:55 am
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Miller: Let’s go for it, this year!
First thing this morning, my phone rang for a Facetime call. I didn’t worry about looking disheveled when I saw it was from my sweet ...
by Jan Penton Miller, Tuesday, January 4, 2022 11:42 am
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Miller: Side by side on a piano
I sat at the piano playing scales, which I did not really enjoy. Who loves playing scales? I wanted to play the little songs in ...