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Veteran of the Week : James E. Daugherty
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is James E. Daugherty. Daugherty served in the United States Marine Corp from 21 June 1945 through 30 June 1967. He served in many roles throughout his distinguished military career from Rifleman, Infantry Leader, Aviation Fire Control Technician and finally RADAR Officer. While serving with I Company, 3rd Battalion, […]
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Your Weekly Horoscope
Sept. 24th – Sept. 30th Aries (March 21-April 19) Use this week to get ahead in your classes or in your work, because you never know when it is going to get super busy. Taurus (April 20-May 20) As a new month is quickly approaching, it is time for some decluttering in your […]
Living Your Best Life
Goal Setting and Slaying
First of all, let’s create some goals. Let’s figure out where you want to be in a year. In a year, what would your dream life look like? Close your eyes and imagine if you could have anything in a year, what would it be? What would you look like? What would people be saying […]
Pop Life
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
As we get closer to the Halloween season, it’s about time to recommend a few scary movies you may enjoy. Recently I took in a viewing of “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”, based on a children’s book series, and I was quite impressed. The story is set in Mill Valley, Pennsylvania in the […]
Batteries Not Included
Andy For Hire
You may have seen recently the story of a brilliant fellow in New Zealand who knew he was getting fired and hired a clown to follow him to the meeting, and make balloon animals while he was being fired. This may be one of the most brilliant things I’ve ever heard of, and frankly, I […]
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Veteran of the Week
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is Ralph Slatton. Mr. Slatton was 20 years old at the age of his enlistment and served in the United States Army. As for why he wanted to serve our country, Mr. Slatton cites his dad for his decision: “Although he never encouraged me to enlist, I was probably […]
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Your Weekly Horoscope
Sept. 17th – Sept. 23rd Aries (March 21-April 19) Be careful with who you give your trust to this week, Aries. You may find that some people can be more trusted than others. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Midway throughout the week do a check in with your mental state. It is important to […]
Pop Life
Otherhood
The new comedy “Otherhood” stars three actresses that are very unique and have experienced different career paths. However, the three, Angela Bassett, Patricia Arquette and Felicity Huffman converge in the film starring as mothers who feel their adult sons have abandoned them. The three mothers, Carol (Bassett), Gillian (Arquette) and Helen (Hoffman) first met years […]
Batteries Not Included
I Was a Teenage Autumnal
“Even someone who is pure at heart, and says their prayers at night, can turn into an Autumn freak when the pumpkin spice blooms and the moon is full and bright.” — Aristotle, probably. I was driving home the other night, it was a little after eight-thirty at night. It was one of those awfully […]
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Meet the Writers
This week, we are doing a section to feature our column writers who you read every week, but you don’t really get a chance to find out who they are! Here is your chance to meet our writers and what they do outside of writing for the Loafer! We hope you enjoy getting to know […]
