Daylight saving is for the birds!
Jacquie Brasher
     My mother can never remember to turn her clocks forward or back. There have been many times when she's been blissfully unaware of the change--until she misses Mass on Sunday. And then she blames everybody for not telling her about it! So I made sure to e-mail her twice to remind her. I'm thinking of
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Community leaders: Boots Brown, Pt. 1
Jack Atkinson
     For decades she taught the 7th grade. I missed having her teach me as I was assigned the other 7th grade teacher. That was probably a good thing since I really acted up that year. Bernice Durden spanked my knuckles many times and I found myself missing recess frequently. If I had acted ugly to our c
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Victory minus coattails
Bill Shipp
     Perry McGuire, 57 percent to 42 percent. A persistent Perdue critic and an official already consigned to political life support, 77-year-old Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin zipped back into office for another term. On paper, Republican Gary Black, an agribusiness consultant, looked like tough
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Who's the most important of all?
Rev. Jodi Davidson
     It seems that I'm always a dollar short and a day late, and I guess I will always be that way. But after 63 years of always running to catch up, I'm pretty used to it. Then something will happen to bring me back to the priority of things.
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'Tis the season for healthy eating
Mary White
     Why not start a whole new tradition for the holidays? Say goodbye to some of the traditions of past holidays, which often leave many people feeling guilty and uncomfortably full because they eat too much. This year, begin a new tradition of enjoying the holidays while giving yourself the gift of goo
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Safely thawing the holiday turkey
Mary White
     You remember getting Thawing in the refrigerator ready for all those Thanksgiving feasts in the past... the giant turkey in all it's frozen glory would rule the kitchen counter for hours and hours while it thawed enough to remove the giblets. Then someone would run spa temperature water all over the
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Savvy Senior:
Senior news and information
     Dear Savvy Senior, My wife and I have become real current events buffs since we've retired and we especially like keeping up with news and information that affects seniors. Outside of AARP, which we don't belong to, can you recommend some other resources that provide reliable senior news? We're bot
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Looking back over the years...
     5 Years Ago William Avery of Swainsboro was inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars at the University of Georgia .
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