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Column as I see ’em …

It was the nightmare everyone talks about that finally came true.

A man is trapped inside his burning vehicle Friday on Versailles Road and, of course, a train blocks the crossing, delaying a full-throated response from first responders desperate to come to his rescue.

As we reported the tragedy on our website and social media platforms, outrage grew as people took to their Facebook pages to complain about the trains and demand that something be done.

But what?

Before having children, I vowed never to become “that mom,” but sometime in the past 13 years I have molded into her.

I realized that I had become “that mom” Thursday afternoon, when I opted to buy my son boxer shorts rather than tackle the seemingly endless pile of laundry that a family of five acquires during the week.

After a brief (pun intended) stop at Walmart, I decided the best course of action regarding dinner was the good ole standby — Mickey D’s.

What a beautiful weekend.

After two months of basically no weekend, I took total advantage of this last one. I went to yard sales and found a lawn tractor that is practically brand new.

The storm that blew through was fast and furious and I was already done with outside chores, because I’m a weather addict. Sunday was even better.

Column as I see ’em …

When I’m wrong, I’ll be the first to admit it, and when it came to my prediction that the board of education wouldn’t grab all it could in additional revenue, boy was I wrong.

After nearly a decade of holding the line on taxes and cutting spending, the board — James Sargent being the noted exception — went all in last Tuesday night by upping the tax rate as high as it could go without being subjected to a public recall (which would never happen, anyway).