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<p>Bill Yackey, at age 85, posed on the porch of his home on Fourth Avenue East North in July 2007, for a story he had suggested about the importance of maintaining salt content in the body during periods of high heat. Yackey, who died Tuesday at age 91, along with daughter Judy (pictured in background), spent many an evening on that porch, often in the company of Inter Lake Managing Editor Frank Miele, who writes about his memories of Bill in this week's "Editor's 2 Cents" column. (Jennifer DeMonte/Daily Inter Lake file photo)</p>

<p>Bill Yackey, at age 85, posed on the porch of his home on Fourth Avenue East North in July 2007, for a story he had suggested about the importance of maintaining salt content in the body during periods of high heat. Yackey, who died Tuesday at age 91, along with daughter Judy (pictured in background), spent many an evening on that porch, often in the company of Inter Lake Managing Editor Frank Miele, who writes about his memories of Bill in this week's "Editor'…

November 30, 2013

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A life of kindness and a lesson in neighborliness
November 30, 2013 7 p.m.

A life of kindness and a lesson in neighborliness

Living across the street from Bill Yackey for the better part of 25 years meant that I got to know first-hand what it was like to live in the world of Norman Rockwell.