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I’m not sure exactly when I fell in love with the girl that would become my wife. We both have memories of “liking” each other all the way back to the 4th grade. I remember her as a sort of …
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LAROSE TAPLEY
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3/19/25
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It’s tough being a “News Junkie” nowadays. The sheer volume of news since Donald Trump became the 47th President is off the charts. Not surprisingly, a large portion of it is not exactly …
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CHARLES SCHWABE
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3/19/25
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Dear Editor,
We are writing to bring your attention to a matter of significant importance regarding the Emanuel County Auditorium, a beloved landmark in our community. Over the past four city …
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3/19/25
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE READ QUESTIONS
I, Coach Hank Aldridge was the public speaking part of the Emanuel Co BOE meeting
March 11, 2025. I presented these questions and followed BOE protocol …
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3/19/25
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I want it to be clear that I'm not ashamed in the least about my childhood. I loved my family! My Father was a very hard-working man. My Mother took care of her family and loved each one of us. We …
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LAROSE TAPLEY
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3/12/25
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“You learn something new every day”. That old saying has been around as long as kudzu, but it’s one hundred percent true. Now granted, what you learn may not be earth-shattering, and it may not …
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CHARLES SCHWABE
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3/12/25
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Like the late baseball great Billy Martin used to say in the beer commercials, I feel strongly both ways. For me, it’s not about the beer. It is about one-issue, my-way-or-the-highway groups on …
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DICK YARBROUGH
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3/12/25
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I remember it like yesterday. It was tenth grade geography, and it was being taught by an assistant football coach that everybody liked. We had good football coaches who also served as good …
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CHARLES SCHWABE
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3/5/25
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When we moved into our last house, my uncle and his family lived on the other side. It was an old house but like a duplex in that it had two front doors and two back doors and two kitchens. Three …
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LAROSE TAPLEY
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3/5/25
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The word for today is “emerge”. In some sense and to some degree, we are all emerging. Usually, if you emerge from something, it’s a positive thing; you are moving toward something better. …
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CHARLES SCHWABE
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2/26/25
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Uh. Oh. This column as you read it may never be the same again. I’m not talking about finally figuring out where commas go. That will never change. No, I am talking about my Diversity, Equity and …
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DICK YARBROUGH
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2/26/25
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Do you have 800, 866 or 877 phone phobias? Do you cringe when you hear a foreign language? George Bernard Shaw was a wizard of words and language. He was born in 1856 and was a celebrated Irish …
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BY: Charles Schwabe
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2/12/25
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My telephone is 14”x7” when held by hand, and at arm’s length when held up to answer. It is near impossible to find when misplaced. This small object does a multitude of things other than …
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BY: Shirley Twiss
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2/12/25
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My mind constantly hearkens back to the days of old. I think about, even long for the days that have long since passed. I’m an old soul. I always tend to think about my ancestors and how they …
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BY: Scotty Womack
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2/12/25
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Have you ever read, seen or heard something that sticks to your mind like glue and just won’t go away? I have. It was an article that appeared recently in the New York Times. (Yes, I do read the …
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BY: Dick Yarbrough
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2/12/25
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Everybody wants to win. Like it or not, that is a simple truth of the human condition. You think I’m wrong? You want to argue that fact? Thank you, you have just proven my point. People are, by …
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CHARLES SCHWABE
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2/5/25
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Growing up in the 30's, 40's and 50's, most all Americans were struggling to have food and a roof over their heads. They were the salt of the earth. Our current Vice President does not hesitate to …
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LAROSE TAPLEY
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2/5/25
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Dear Mr. President:
I am writing a letter you will never see or know of its existence. So, why the effort? It is be-cause I think it needs to be said.
You won this election, no question about …
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DICK YARBROUGH
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2/5/25
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By the time you read this, this country will have formally installed a new President, crowned a new number one team as the champion of college football, observed the annual celebration of a national …
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CHARLES SCHWABE
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1/22/25
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After reading the column of La’Rose Tapley, I found material for my column. Since I remember La’Rose and Sollie from SHS, it is a delight for me to know more and also share. Their first-born son …
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SHIRLEY TWISS
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1/22/25
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