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Column as I see ’em …
Now that 2010 is in the books, a shout out goes to each and every one of our readers and advertisers for making the year an outstanding one.
It’s no secret that nationally, newspapering is a tough nut to crack these days. Large daily metro papers have really taken it on the chin, losing readers and advertisers at an alarming rate.

OK, repeat after me, two sticks, two sticks.
That’s how I’m going to try to remember to write 2011, not 2010, anymore.
Writing the date on something comes almost automatically, but when it first gets here it seems to take us a while to adjust and stop writing the old year. Hopefully, the two sticks mantra will help.
Each new year offers an opportunity for a fresh start. It’s a time to make changes in our lives, or at least to make resolutions for change. But change is hard, usually. Habits are hard to change.

With the year about to come to a close, I thought I would get brutally honest with myself — and with you, readers — and evaluate my “New Year’s resolutions” column from this time last year.
Back then, I revealed four New Year’s resolutions and said, “by my calculations, with all the resolutions I’ve broken in the past, I’m due to make a resolution that will actually stick.”
Well, if you want to look at it literally, I’m a success — I made a single resolution that actually stuck.

There are times in life when it is OK, or even preferred, to want to be the center of attention. The day you are born, your wedding day, or maybe a high school or college graduation, for instance.
Friday, however, was not one of those days for me, but I stole the spotlight for a few minutes anyway.
Anyone who has ever visited our office or driven by it on US 127 knows we have quite a hill to climb to work each morning.