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Russ Newton
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Sunday with the Millers
Spent Sunday afternoon at Matt's middle sons home, Jacob. The boys were playing balls in the front years after church and we drover over...
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Russ Newton
Sep 20, 20201 min read
Frankie stars again!
Frankie the pig might be my most favorite part of coming out here. He is a gas. He drinks beer, loves food and is grumpy most of the...
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Russ Newton
Sep 18, 20201 min read
Old Friends, really old Friends!
A big surprise for me while I was at Matts was a random call from an old co-worker for the Army Times days. Bobby Rosenburger called...
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Russ Newton
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Trust. This is for my LA Times Press Employee readers.
Guys, this is Kenny Leffel and his wife. A press employee and the head of the Union that was at the Daily Press when I took over as press...
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Russ Newton
Sep 15, 20201 min read
A visit to the old Neighbor hood
I took a detour South on my way to Matt's house. I went to Newport News were I lived for seven years from 1987 to 1994. I stopped by the...
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Russ Newton
Sep 10, 20201 min read
Time to hit the road again.
Heading out to Maryland to see Matt Miller and family again. Won't be posting until I get there and I am taking it slow. Will be there 8...
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Russ Newton
Sep 3, 20202 min read
A personal note to my readers of gratitude and many heartfelt thanks.
Thank you for the very kind words. I had a pretty smooth life until I was 50, then the warranty ran out I guess. Prostate cancer hit me...
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Russ Newton
Sep 3, 20201 min read
It is time...
to tell you all that my speech is almost gone. This is the first major step in the battle called Bulbar onset ALS. Next up, loss of the...
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Russ Newton
Sep 2, 20202 min read
Expensive WindShield!
The cover picture is off a crack in my windshield that started out as a little star in my window from a rock kicked up by a truck on my...
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Russ Newton
Aug 28, 20201 min read
Good news!
Well, I am happy to say that I feel the trip and fall I had a few days ago was due to a lack of focus on my part and not an advancement...
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Russ Newton
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Health update.
As I have told a few of you and posted earlier, I am losing my ability to speak quickly these days. Today, another possible disturbing...
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Russ Newton
Aug 21, 20201 min read
This and that.
Sorry, not much to post about for the past few days. After getting home, I needed to get my garbage disposal replaced. Called half a...
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Russ Newton
Aug 18, 20202 min read
Home!
Pulled in about 20 minutes ago. Radakava Shipment was at the front door, clothes are in the wash and I am unpacked. Even though I had a...
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Russ Newton
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Monday
I left early again and made it 760 miles today. Ended up Grand Island again. I have 540 mils to go tomorrow so should make it home by 3...
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Russ Newton
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Sunday night
I left the Bay Area early Sunday morning and was able to drive 800 miles. The put me in Park City, Utah and I connected up with a friend,...
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Russ Newton
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Saturday's visit to Bay Area
I drove up from Fresno Saturday late morning. I met Andre Thomas, Rob Kinard and Kevin Garris. Andre took my position at Bay Area...
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Russ Newton
Aug 15, 20201 min read
Last two days....
.... I was in Fresno, CA with Good friends Rachel and Phillip Brandt. Stayed with them a there lovely home outside of Fresno. Had a...
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Russ Newton
Aug 15, 20202 min read
What I did after Visiting Billy
So with Billy ill in the hospital, i ended up going to Austin Beutner's home and visiting with him. Austin is one of if not the smartest...
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Russ Newton
Aug 15, 20201 min read
Site is messed up
I put two other post"s up before the Lee one, not sure what is going on but this web site is not working right for me. now. So here goes...
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Russ Newton
Aug 15, 20201 min read
Wednesday Night.
I spent with Lee Carey another employee I worked with at the LA Times. We had some wine a nice Italian meal and caught up on the world....
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