We Are Community for the week of July 14th, 2025, by Joyce Steiner

We Are community 263 I will admit that I have anguished over writing this column all week.  I have written it over and over in my mind and wondered what I should say or not say.  About ten minutes ago

We Are Community for the week of July 7th, 2025, by Joyce Steiner

We Are Community 262 Am I the last person on earth to discover mini cucumbers and cherry tomatoes.  We all know that tomatoes from the store are not like farm fresh tomatoes.  Must admit that I seldom even think of

We Are Community for the week of June30th, 2025, by Joyce Steiner

We Are Community 261 Having owned an antique store since 1982, auctions are a way of life for me.   Now there are too few live auctions so I attend them when they happen.  Thursday was Lowderman in Macomb and Saturday

We Are Community for the week of June 23rd, 2025, by Joyce Steiner

We Are Community 260 I am going to ignore the elephant in the room for now as my comments would be neither loving or kind. Facebook-there are so many things to say about it.  It is used by us “older

We Are Community for the week of June 16th, 2025, by Joyce Steiner

We Are Community 259 I was reminded of an old parable this week.  A gentleman was moving to a new village.  As he entered the village, he saw an old man by the gate to the village.  He asked the

We Are Community for the week of June 9th, 2025, by Joyce Steiner

We Are Community 258 Read with interest an article about loneliness in America.  I think of lonely people as people like me who have lost their partner or who have outlived most of their family or who had little to

We Are Community for the week of June 2nd, 2025, by Joyce Steiner

We Are Community 257 I use the Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide and sometimes thoughts resonate with me.  Part of a prayer this week stated “Guide us to create a society where every individual has access to a dignified life

We Are Community for the week of May 26th, 2025, by Joyce Steiner

We Are Community 256 Last week I told you that I poked the eye out of my phone with a rivet in my pocket.  As I rely pretty heavily on my phone, headed to US Cellular on Monday with full

We Are Community for the week of May 19th, 2025, by Joyce Steiner

We Are Community 255 Attended the Hancock County Democratic meeting in Carthage on Monday.  Always interesting.  Plans are being made for a golf outing and a fish fry later this summer in Carthage.  Also, there is at least one candidate

We Are Community for the week of May 12th, 2025, by Joyce Steiner

We Are Community 254 Happy Mother’s Day to all the ladies out there!  Whether you are a mother, you have helped nurture something living whether a child, a plant, or a furry or feathered friend. Attended a wonderful performance at