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Hoping the ship will right itself

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Welcome 2025!  We say goodbye to 2024 and do a reset for the new year.  So, how was 2024 for you?  ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 10:22 am

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The best resolution is not to make them

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   Nobody likes failure, and nobody wants to be a failure. Like most people I know, I have failed in ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 10:17 am

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Christmas not over until Jan. 6

By Steve Stricker Columnist HAPPY NEW YEAR’S DAY 2025, y’all! Such an awesome Christmas made special of course by the birth of our Lord Jesus ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 10:12 am

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Special Christmas of ‘68 full of memories

By Gene Hays USMC (Ret) Christmas can be a depressing holiday if you are a man or woman, with or without family, serving in the ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 11:58 am

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Finding Christmas in family traditions

By Bonnie Brown Columnist Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!  Did you awake to find coal or candy?  Here’s hoping that you didn’t find any coal ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 9:50 am

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Babies become kings; one king became a baby

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist I’ve come to realize I’m a junkie. It isn’t illicit drugs or alcohol or anything of a sexual nature. Instead, ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 9:47 am

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A Christmas chat with the cat

By Steve Stricker Columnist Christmas Day, today, 2024 – Merry Christmas, y’all. “Steve.” “What Jag (Jaguar)?” under my home office desk, solid black good luck ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 9:00 am

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Christmas Tithe good to consider

By T.J. Ray Columnist As strings of lights disappear from bushes and trees, our little world fades back to normal. Perhaps some folks don’t smile ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Tuesday, December 24, 2024 9:00 am

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Any rewards for people who hijack browsers?

By Bonnie Brown Columnist So, technology once again baffles me on a personal level.  My Google search engine just changed its appearance several days ago.  ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 18, 2024 11:32 am

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Road trip with the college boys

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   The invitation came by the way of Howard Bahr.  It was time for a road trip.  This trip ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 18, 2024 11:29 am

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Sharing words from Dad, laughing at memories

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   I love communicating through the written word. I have plenty to say. But today, I’m sharing words from my ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 18, 2024 11:26 am

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Christmas blessings already found this year

Dear Father Christmas, it’s Steve, you know all the rest about me because you are AKA, Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas (whose feast day ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 18, 2024 11:23 am

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Life gets in the way of good reads

By Bonnie Brown Columnist   It’s a lovely morning, chilly, but sunny.  I have finished my morning chores and feel quite free to move on ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 11, 2024 8:38 am

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A shotgun story from the high seas

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   I don’t know what other military branches call it, but whenever two old sailors get together, the result is ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 11, 2024 8:34 am

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Timeless message in ‘Gift of the Magi’

By Steve Stricker Columnist “The Gift of the Magi,” first published in “The New York Sunday World” on December 10, 1905, is one my favorite ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 11, 2024 8:28 am

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Ready to take back complaints about hot weather

By Bonnie Brown Columnist I can’t tell you how often I complained about the screaming hot weather this summer.  Every day.  It was uncomfortable just ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 4, 2024 12:46 pm

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It’s not charity, it’s community

By Harold Brummett Denmark Star Route   There was a Thanksgiving meal at Toccopola Grocery last Thursday. Jeremy (Tiger) Carwyle and his wife Sandra have ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 4, 2024 12:43 pm

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Over the river, through the woods, and a big bird

By Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist   “Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go; The horse knows the way to carry ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 4, 2024 12:40 pm

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Out of sorts when the students are away

By Steve Stricker Columnist Writing this Thanksgiving Day (pray we beat State tomorrow), slowly sipping a swell bourbon, so right Wild Turkey 101, nibbling popcorn ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, December 4, 2024 12:36 pm

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Helping those in need more than good intentions

By  Les Ferguson, Jr. Columnist November is typically a busy month for me. Every year our church is in charge of the community Pantry for ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Thursday, November 28, 2024 9:00 am

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Taking nothing for granted, but giving thanks

By Steve Stricker Columnist Tomorrow is my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, because it is the least commercialized, pure, focused on family, being thankful for the goodness ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, November 27, 2024 9:28 am

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Amaze family, friends with cranberry facts

By Bonnie Brown Columnist With tomorrow’s Thanksgiving feast just hours away, I wanted to share some information about the side dish of cranberry sauce/salad.  I ... Read more

by Jeremy Weldon, Wednesday, November 27, 2024 9:25 am

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