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Frank Hopper said he would have crawled from his burning apartment at 126 Cardinal St. to escape the fire that was smoldering upstairs.

He didn’t have to. Instead, Hopper’s neighbors made sure he, other neighbors and even some pets made it out safely Monday morning.

Hopper, who has one leg and is wheelchair bound, lives in an apartment building that caught fire when a space heater ignited a pile of clothes on the second floor.

Jessica Monroe, who lives in the apartment next door, awoke when she smelled something burning around 9:30 a.m.

In 1992, I voted for Ross Perot. I was just a few days from turning 8 years old, and I was in the second grade.

Obviously, it didn't count for anything and, as you might expect, my political reasoning wasn't very advanced. I feel pretty confident saying I had no idea what he stood for, and I had very little knowledge of America's party system or its election process.

I'm pretty sure I voted for Perot because I felt sorry for him. Out of the three "most popular" candidates, he had the least support, from what I'd heard. So I voted for him.

Stevens is sincere, hardworking

To the editor:

This letter of recommendation is gladly written on behalf of a long-time good personal friend, Kent Stevens.

Quite candidly, I met Kent several years ago while buying feed for my cattle. I was most impressed with his friendly attitude and it immediately enabled us to establish what has become a lasting friendship. I would say from my continued relationship over the years with Kent that he certainly has the qualities of a great leader.

Armed with small pruning shears, sunglasses and a floppy hat, Logan Leet grabs a handful of grapes and snips the vine.

It’s a repetitive process — one that Leet and a dozen or so workers at Lover Leap Winery & Vineyards on Lanes Mill Road have performed countless times over the past several weeks as they harvest the ambrosia-like spheres that will eventually become a dizzying array of wines to please all palates.