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1971 article highlighted Outstanding Young Women of America

In 1971, the Nineteenth Century Club of Troy nominated three women to be featured in the Outstanding Young ...

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How should you respond to market cycles?

The movement of the financial markets can seem mysterious — and yet, if we look back over long ...

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Never fish with a dead cricket

Evidently, the man in the pickup truck in front of me had never been schooled on what to ...

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Thoughts on Ma Bell and the cell

Daddy called Mama, “Ma Bell.” And for good reason. Mama was a talented talker. What she did before ...

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Consider these year-end financial moves

As we enter the holiday season, your life may well become busier. Still, you might want to take ...

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Hendersons were among the early Pike County settlers

An article written by E. H. Bashinsky was featured in a 1902 edition of the Troy Messenger, having ...

Lifestyles

Back to a kinder, simpler world

On the kitchen wall, I have a wooden plaque a friend made for me. There’s a little pigtailed ...

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In 1962, an Air Force C-47 crash landed near Troy

An article in the February 7, 1962, issue of the Troy Messenger recounts the story of a plane ...

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Know the risks of investing — and not investing

Investing involves risk — and so does not investing. You should know how both these types of risk ...

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Bowled over!

Been bowling yet? The question was teasing. The answer was surprising. No, I have not been bowling at ...

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