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Retired labor union official, newspaper editor/reporter, and community worker. Also community activist.

Category: Old Forgers

  • Old Forgers contemplate dogs, cats, jobs

    Of all the Old Forgers, Billy Simpson was the contrarian of the bunch, always disagreeing with everyone of us, it seemed.  Well, for one reason he always – and I mean always – voted Republican.  As for the rest of us, I guess you can figure how we voted. Yet, Billy was a generous guy,…

  • Old Forgers: The double standards on air conditioning

    My friend Al appeared bedraggled as he entered Sophie’s Forge Café at 7:30 on the Tuesday morning in late July for our usual breakfast of the Old Forgers.  It was already hot on a day that promised to be stifling, and Al’s usual smile was nowhere to be seen. “What’s wrong, Al?  Did Evelyn kick…