Two Cents' Worth

E. Alan Long

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I've been in journalism actively since 1974, with my first letter to the editor published in 1959. I'm a rarity, being a native Northwest Arkansawer with roots in these hills dating back to 1834. "Two cents' worth" traditionally means "to contribute one's opinion and dates from the late 19th Century. It is apparently related to the days when postage was two cents, which in the U.S. was between 1883 and 1932, with the exception of a brief period during World War II. In recent decades it has obtained a secondary definition, "of little value," and indicating the writer's modesty about the value of one's contribution.

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An apology as life goes on
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A new judge
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Genealogy for fun, if not profit
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