Category: Columns – Ravena

By Dick Brooks For Capital Region Independent Media It’s now the heart of the holiday season and the three spirits written about so well by Charles […]

By Dick Brooks For Capital Region Independent Media Thanksgiving is high on the list of my favorite holidays. It comes in just after Christmas and way […]

By Dick Brooks For Capital Region Independent Media Watching the news over the past few weeks has me wondering if I followed the wrong career path […]

News Herald – October 26, 1923 – F.E. Bleezarde, Publisher Coeymans: Ravena: Coeymans Herald – October 24, 1888 – S.H. & E.J. Sherman, Proprietors

By Dick Brooks For Capital Region Independent Media Telephones are not my favorite thing. Not being one to indulge in frivolous chit chat much, the telephone […]

By Dick Brooks For Capital Region Independent Media   I woke up this morning feeling a little out of sorts.  I didn’t sleep well last night and […]

News Herald – October 12, 1923 – F.E. Bleezarde, Publisher Coeymans: Ravena: Coeymans Herald –October 10, 1888 – S.H. & E.J. Sherman, Proprietors

By Dick Brooks For Capital Region Independent Media One of my chores as house husband of our castle consists of laundry duty.  It isn’t one of […]

By Dick Brooks For Capital Region Independent Media By the time you read this, I will be the proud possessor of a shiny new left knee.  […]