Over the years, I have had more than a few comments regarding my family, especially my siblings. Over those same years, most of the readers have been a part of the writings of brothers, Terry and Kevin, who were reporters and columnists for several of our state’s daily newspapers. Both now write or comment on a “part-time” basis. In fact, Terry is a regular in our Neighbor publication and quite popular, I might add. In fact, it is not uncommon for a regular reader to say, “Boy, I really enjoy your brother’s column. He can really write, can’t he, Jim?”
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Jim is associate editor of Tri-State Neighbor and also works with the SDSU Alumni Foundation.
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