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In writing this article throughout the past few weeks, it has meant so much hearing feedback from others. Whether it is a phone call, or a quick chat in Walmart, being recognized for my work has made …
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by LANNA DOUGLAS
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6/10/26
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RING! RING! RING!
“Hello. Dick Yarbrough speaking. How may I direct your call?”
“Dick, it’s me. Artie.”
“I’m sorry. Artie who?”
“Artie Fishel, you hare-brained humanoid. …
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6/10/26
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This past Saturday at the Saratoga New York Racecourse, Golden Tempo amazed horse racing fans by winning the Belmont Stakes which is the “third leg” of the coveted Triple Crown prize of horse …
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6/10/26
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Summer is upon us here in the Deep South and my mind has been wandering to the days of my youth. The summers of my youth were spent doing a multitude of things. I had to work at the grocery store …
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by SCOTTY WOMACK
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6/10/26
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As if this job isn’t hard enough already trying to get nouns and verbs to agree (nouns and verbs can be very disagreeable, trust me on that), I have learned that this column is a subject for …
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6/3/26
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I don’t go around checking trash every day, but lately I have noticed that there appear to be more and more cardboard boxes ending up in the big green dumpsters. They seem to be patiently waiting …
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6/3/26
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I truly love our great state of Georgia! Our state is filled with so much history, so many beloved customs and traditions and a whole bunch of good folks. I have loved traveling across our state all …
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by SCOTTY WOMACK
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6/3/26
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Like everything else, this world is picking up speed all the time. This year is already approaching its half-way point. Officially, summertime doesn’t arrive until the twenty-first of June, but on …
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5/27/26
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The good news is that the primary elections are over. The bad news is the primary elections are not over. We now have the runoffs. Then it will all be over. Except it won’t all be over. The general …
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5/27/26
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Grief is one of the few experiences every person will face, yet it remains one of the least understood. It is expected to look a certain way; tears, sadness, quiet, mourning. In reality, grief is one …
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by LANNA DOUGLAS
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5/27/26
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As I sit down at my desk to type out a few words that I hope will somehow affect whoever might read them the rain is coming down. The rain is indeed a welcome sight! This is the fourth day in a row …
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SCOTTY WOMACK
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5/27/26
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Being in your early 20s is one of the most memorable and fun parts of one’s life. Despite this, it can also be the most confusing. This is the time in which we are supposed to make life-altering …
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by LANNA DOUGLAS
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5/20/26
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“In the spring of the year a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” Well, that iconic line from the English poet Alford Lord Tennyson, might still be true some of the time, but …
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5/20/26
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I’m not sure how anyone could exist without a junk drawer. No household that calls itself a household is without one. It may be in the kitchen or the living room or the den or perhaps the garage. …
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5/20/26
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I’m a little late getting around to this but there is a survey out by a group called Writing Tips Institute, a website that teaches people how to write correctly. (An aside from the editors: Please …
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5/13/26
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While much of the world is absorbed in political shoot-outs and international squabbles of one kind or another, the general state of things in our nation is strong and growing. The smart players …
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5/13/26
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A few weeks ago, a friend told me about a story he read pertaining to a plantation on the Jefferson/Burke County line. He said the plantation was adjacent to Old Town Plantation and another unnamed …
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by SCOTTY WOMACK
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5/13/26
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How would you describe yourself? Liberal, conservative, independent, republican, democrat or none of the above? You might want to take a minute and think about that question before you commit to any …
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5/6/26
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I would like to say I hate it when I’m right but, jiminy crickets, I am right so much that if I spent all that time hating myself, I wouldn’t have time to hate broccoli. And I really hate …
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5/6/26
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At a very young age I went to work in our local grocery store. I remember exactly how the store was laid out and what each aisle held on its shelves. When you walked in the front door, on the far …
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by SCOTTY WOMACK
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5/6/26
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