LJ 03.06.08

March 6, 2008 on 11:22 am | In Local, Media |

lakevillejournal_6.gifLots of good stories this week but I would draw your attention to two of them in particular.

Judy Linscott wrote a terrific profile of Salisbury’s Izzy Decker, who is 85 years young and was one of the old fashioned telephone operators in Lakeville in the 1940s and ’50s. Izzy is hilarious, as when she described the plight of today’s young people weighted down by half a ton of books:

“They’ve got backpacks out to here — what the hell are they studying?”

Dick Paddock, who writes about local history like no one else, has an extended feature on the 120th anniversary of the great blizzard of 1888. As usual, the piece is well researched and contains the kind of detail and good humor we have all come to expect from with Dick. Grab the print edition to see the great photos.

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  1. Great name: Izzy Decker. Sounds like a wonderful person. And the JTTF ( Joint Terrorism Task Force ) could use a spotter like her.

    ” They’ve got backbacks out to here. What the hell are they studying? ”

    What’s in those backpacks? And are they headed for Times Square on their bikes?

    I’ll sleep better tonight. Knowing folks like Izzy are out there on that wall.

    Comment by Terrence McCarthy — March 7, 2008 #

  2. Izzy is hoot. Also in Judy’s profile, Izzy explained why she found the nursing home less than cheery:

    Too many wheelchairs. “It’s depressing.” As we sit talking, she glances out the window. “Oh look,” she says as two residents pass by with their dog. “There go some old people.”

    Comment by Terry — March 7, 2008 #

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