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Pssst… can I tell you a secret? Please do not tell the nice ladies at the Gazette office but I have to admit something, I’m lonely. Everyone is very nice at the office, but they are so busy and are in and out a lot during the week. In the evening and on weekends, I’m here all by myself. Plus, I’ve recently learned that some of the guests to the office do not like cats or are allergic to them. I just don’t understand why people wouldn’t like little ‘ole me.

November 22, 1963 – My mother was in her Glee Club class when it was announced President Kennedy had been shot and killed. After school, she and some of her classmates, who weren’t even Catholic, went to a Catholic church to pray. “It didn’t matter your religion, we were all hurting as a country”, said my mom, JoAnn Bilbrey. The country mourned together.

Dear friends and neighbors, heed my advice: the best time to read John M. Barry’s book “The Great Influenza” is NOT at the dinner table. For that matter, I’d hesitate reading it at breakfast time as well.