A content Editor welcomes a Content Editor

With summer arriving, I have a lot of reasons to be excited, but the main thing that makes me happy is the addition of Wyndi Veigel to the Citizen staff. (See story on page A1.) Regular readers of my column may notice that she shares the same spelling as my girlfriend. That’s not a coincidence.

Circling back to squares

Do you have a favorite shape? Many people prefer the infinite loop of a circle. Others find triangles to be a cute shape. Me? I like squares. There’s just something about four 90-degree angles with four lines of the same length. It’s symmetrical poetry. Today I’m tackling “square” phrases.

The Library Log

A world of unlimited adventures and awesome prizes await as Dublin Public Library hosts the Oceans of Possibility Summer Reading Program. Library patrons are able to pick up reading logs and fill them up with books they read over the summer for a chance to win prizes.

This summer treat’s a sure bet

Who doesn’t like a good ice cream cone during summer? Lactose intolerant people. Intolerance aside, I want everyone to be able to stomach this column, so I’ll do my best to steer clear of Bessie. Today I’m tackling the words sherbet, sherbert and sorbet. First of all, what is sorbet?

Feel free to use the apostrophe

I find myself sitting here between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, not knowing who to apologize for the card being late. While I like to blame the postal service, the reality is that I forgot until the day before the holiday.

Everyone’s a clitic

Babies pretty much can’t do anything. We have a one-week-old and all he does is cry, eat, sleep, burp, and poop; then he repeats the entire cycle approximately thirty times per day at random intervals. He is dependent on my wife and me to do everything.

The seen and unseen gifts of mothers

Paul Gaudette Managing Editor I didn’t realize it until just this week, but this month marks the 20th anniversary of my graduation from Dublin High School.

Berry's Picks

June Bug Invasion Take cover, run for the hills, the annual June Bug invasion has hit Comanche County.

Like teaching grammar to a baby

My wife and I welcomed our third baby last week. Our baby boy is happy and healthy; his parents are happy and tired. Please send caffeine. During the nightly brain fog induced by our new “feed-change-cuddle-repeat” cycle, I’ve been thinking about a few baby-related language rules.

Correction

In last week’s candidate profile on Bob Cervetto, the story reported that he joined the school board following the resignation of Charlie Bradberry, the paragraph should have read as follows for clarification: “That appointment happened following the resignation of Charlie Bradberry last year so...