You know how all of the really good television shows like “Three’s Company” and probably “Alf” had those “best-of, compilation” episodes where the characters dream back to past episodes and show the viewers all of the best moments that the show has to offer? They usually have them right before a series is ready to go off the air. I always like those episodes.

I not only like them because you get to see the best stuff without having to put up with all the other junk, but I like them because it seems like a good way for the show’s writers to get a week off without having to come up with anything new. I love it when the workers find a way to stick it to “The Man.”

Well I’ve been doing this silly column for over a year now, and I just felt like reminiscing about some of the brain-stimulating issues and topics that I’ve presented to you, the fine readers of the Bureau County Republican. Here is a partial sampling: