Mitch Traphagen Photo
Michelle taking the four dogs for their morning walk. She has since gone to shifts, walking the craziest dog separately.
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN
mitch@observernews.net
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN
mitch@observernews.net
Most parents are reluctant to hand over the car keys to their 16-year-old children. A few parents, however, are somehow able to ...
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN
mitch@observernews.net
In August, 2009, the headlines weren’t particularly comforting to those of us working as congressional staff members. Every single day, it seemed, ...
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN
mitch@observernews.net
In August, 2009, the headlines weren’t particularly comforting to those of us working as congressional staff members. Every single day, it seemed, ...
A magical sunset over the Gulf of Mexico. Will it ever be the same?Mitch Traphagen Photo
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN
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I ambled through the powdery white sand ...
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN
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I enjoy watching television shows like Ghost Hunters — on the rare occasions I find time to watch them. I don’t necessarily believe ...
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN
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Thirty-two thousand feet above Middle America, I saw my wife smile. What made that amazing was that I was in seat 2D on ...
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN
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Thirty-two thousand feet above Middle America, I saw my wife smile. What made that amazing was that I was in seat 2D on ...
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN
mitch@observernews.net
Paul Singer is dying. If you have read this newspaper for any length of time, say the last decade or so, then you ...
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN
mitch@observernews.net
Within a span of months, Americans went from being awash in cash to being misers searching out stray pennies. The villains were cast ...
