When everything goes off the tracks SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Apr 4, 2018 Apr 4, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 1 of 3 Scott Hollifield is editor/GM of The McDowell News in Marion, N.C and a humor columnist. Contact him at rhollifield@mcdowellnews.com. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SCOTT HOLLIFIELD This is a story about a toy train that saved the day.kAm%92E >2J ?@E 36 `__ A6C46?E 244FC2E6[ 3FE :E’D 4=@D6 6?@F89 7@C 2 ?6HDA2A6C 4@=F>? D@ 96C6 H6 8@]k^AmkAmx7 9:D D@?8D 2C6 2FE@3:@8C2A9:42=[ zC:D zC:DE@776CD@? H@<6 FA @?6 $F?52J >@C?:?8 H:E9 ?@ H2J E@ 9@=5 9:D 9625 E92E 5:5?’E 9FCE] x7 >J 4@=F>?D 2C6 2FE@3:@8C2A9:42=[ x H@<6 FA @?6 |@?52J >@C?:?8 – :E H2D =2DE |@?52J – H:E9 ?@ H96C6 E@ AFE >J 766E E92E H2D?’E 4@=5] %96 5:776C6?46 :? 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Washing your hands – sing happy birthday, not ‘In-Gadda-Da-Vida’ OK, people, once and for all, let’s learn how to wash our filthy hands.
Add to the list – don’t flush contact lenses As a former child, onetime college student and eventually the father of my very own former child and onetime college student, I know first-han…
Can Vince Lombardi fix the sound bar? What would a long-dead 20th century Hall of Fame coaching legend know about 21st century audiovisual technology?
Selfie deaths on the rise According to a new scientific study of stupid behavior leading to terrible yet predictable consequences, more than 250 people have been killed…
In other words, books are good I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I would have been much duller had I not had access to books at an early age.
Mattress Advisor: Taco Bell tops for the late night crowd According to a study by Mattress Advisor, Taco Bell is by far the favorite late-night dining spot for people who down three quarts of Colt .45…
Halloween a real blow out, can’t wait for Thanksgiving As a fractured, rebuilt and blended family with lots of blood kin and non-blood kin who enjoy each other’s company, we’ve nearly set the woods…
Hands free CPR: Bee Gees work, maybe AC/DC If it’s got a good beat and easy to dance to, it might save a life.
‘Do you drink from the goat’s tale puddle?’ Author’s note: Along with leftover turkey sandwiches, please enjoy this column originally published a few years back.
