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More celebrity ‘Top Tens’ Occasionally, my brain takes a spin with Top Ten lists and I start to compile things. Either I’m starting to think backwards from 10 to 1 or I’m hoping David Letterman will notice me someday and hire me to write on his show. Fat chance of the latter happening, which means my noggin is doing the cou... More ...
Robert Overstreet’s African violet It has been a year since Robert’s death. Last fall he struggled as his time was ending. He enjoyed life and his surroundings. He insisted that I pick a persimmon from his tree. He monitored his chickens and the completing of his garage and apartment. More ...
Georgia’s last frontier As soon as Gov. Lester Maddox signed Georgia’s Marshland Protection Act into law in 1969, he nonchalantly tossed the signing pen over his shoulder and onto the floor. History does not tell us who retrieved the souvenir. To say Maddox was not excited about the law is an understatement. More ...
Top five reasons why I celebrate Christmas Luke 1:30 & 31. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: For thou hast found favor with God. 31. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb , and bring forth a son, a shalt call his name JESUS. 1. It is that time again! The sights, sounds and smells of Christmas are upon us. More ...
Advice for holiday health Combine nippy weather, holiday treats, and heavy meals and you can see why the holiday season tends to add pounds to your body. Just about everybody eats more and exercises less during the holidays. And that's bad enough for anybody. But for people with diabetes, it can be dangerous. High blood glu... More ... Savvy Senior 2007 Social Security and Medicare increases Dear Savvy Senior, Can you give me the Social Security and Medicare increases the government has in store for us seniors in 2007? What can we expect to see? Budgeting Betty Dear Betty, Beginning in January, you and nearly 49 million other Americans receiving Social Security benefits will see you... More ...
By, GARY TOOLE In our front yard is a tree we planted several years ago and it has grown so slowly my wife said, “That tree is never going to amount to anything!” I thought, “I might better hide the axe or she just may cut it down. More ...
‘Tis the Season... By JOAN DUNN I know, I know, we are all supposed to be jolly right now, but... We had hoped to have a list of holiday decorated places in our community. We needed input from the community for this to be successful. We only had one call, before the deadline, a home in Canoochee. I put the information at the top... More ... Standardize testing –pros By: Taylor Veach In today’s school systems, standardized tests are growing into fads that probably have less of a chance of going away. Though many students feel that these tests are unnecessary, the tests are actually very helpful in assisting counselors and teachers with placing students where they belong, or exa... More ... Standardize Testing – Cons By: Hanish Chauhan Every year, students take at least 15 standardized tests. Standardized test are administrated and scored in a standard manner, they include the SAT, ACT, End Of Course Test, and Swainsboro’s very own benchmark tests. The only thing standardize test are good for is to show how much students know on ... More ... |
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