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Lonny Cain

As seen in: Northern Public Radio, Shaw Local, Daily Chronicle, Joliet Herald-News, Kane County Chronicle, NorthWest Herald, Kankakee Daily Journal, Sauk Valley Telegraph
30 years as ME of The Times, Ottawa, Ill. Retired 2014. Weekly PaperWork column for Times. Contribute Perspectives to WNIJ radio in DeKalb, Ill.
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Paperwork: Kindness to strangers is not a big deal ... unless you’re the stranger

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By Lonny Cain
| Shaw Local Verified
I was filling up the truck tank for the drive home when I saw him. A young woman at the gas pump ahead of me was doing the same when I heard her say to him, “I don’t have any cash.” He immediately turned and walked away, past the other pumps. I quickly focused on my tank, head down, and wondered if he would ask me for money. He didn’t. I was relieved. I’m not sure why. I wasn’t ashamed, … until a short while later. I watched the pump rapidly tally the rising cost of fuel, but I wasn’t moaning.
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Paperwork: I wish my young mind had listened a lot more closely to older minds

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By Lonny Cain
| Shaw Local Verified
Tuesday, June 9, a reminder popped up on my cell phone calendar. It tells me this every year: “Graduation West Aurora in 1966.” An important day 60 years ago. A magical day, as I recall. I knew schooling was not over. College was ahead with heavier textbooks, homework and final exams, and the all-mighty grades. Oh, and my future. But still ... I felt so free that day, June 9. I had survived a gauntlet. I do not have many amazing memories of high school, and there is one person I can blame for that.
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Paperwork: What happens when you keep 8 old men trapped in time in 1959 for only one week?

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By Lonny Cain
| Shaw Local Verified
“Aging is a state of mind.” “Yeah, right. Tell that to my knees. And my back. And my hips.” This is the chit-chat I have with myself when my mind or a memory starts arguing with my body. Every Labor Day weekend, for example, I find myself staring sadly at a busy volleyball court. But the part of my brain connected to my body just laughs. “Don’t even think about it,” I hear. And so I watch. But now listen up. Suppose I told you that aging really is a state of mind.
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