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I saw a program a couple of days ago about a study that had compiled statistics to determine who the happiest and unhappiest people were in this world today. My first reaction was to wonder why …
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Charles Schwabe
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3/27/24
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I always heard that if you want to write, you should write about something you know. Sounds reasonable. My knowledge, as many would agree, is somewhat limited, but I did spend a good deal of my time …
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Charles Schwabe
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3/20/24
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We came as total strangers. Local folks had no idea of our background, education, or financial status. They went out of their way to welcome us to town. The “money pit” we had purchased at …
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LaRose Tapley
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3/20/24
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They say how glorious Heaven is going to be, streets paved with pure gold, and walls of Jasper adorned with precious stones are just a few things that will be pleasing to our earthly eyes. Spiritual …
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Ronnie Johnson
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3/20/24
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Between the time I write this and you read this, conditions can change. Particularly in politics. But as of this writing, there seems to be little doubt that an Alabama mining company will get …
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Dick Yarbrough
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3/20/24
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My fellow Americans! (Yea! Clap! Clap!) My fellow Georgians! (Yeah! Yeah!) And my loyal readers without whom I would have to go get a real job! (Laughter and applause!) I come before you today to …
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Dick Yarbrough
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3/13/24
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In a little over seven months, this country will select one candidate in the Presidential election to serve as the leader of this nation for the next four years. There are many questions to answer …
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Charles Schwabe
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3/13/24
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My family were members of the First Methodist Church. My Grandfather frequently would be called onto pray and he would immediately drop to his knees and pray he did. It was a prayer from the heart of …
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La'Rose Tapley
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3/13/24
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If you want to get a pretty accurate picture of what’s going on in this part of Georgia, there’s nothing better than the pages of a local newspaper. I know Facebook and all the other social media …
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Charles Schwabe
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3/6/24
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Atlanta has been my city of pride and love in previous columns. Now I will go southeast to another city of my heart. When I was in the sixth grade, I was issued a small textbook with a blue cover and …
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Shirley Twiss
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3/6/24
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I get a number of suggestions from readers regarding topics for a column. For that, I am grateful. I also get suggestions from some readers about what I can do with the column and where I can go …
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Dick Yarbrough
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3/6/24
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Today, dear readers, let us turn our attention to some serious monkey business currently taking place in the Great State of Georgia. And, no, I’m not talking about stolen elections and fake …
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Dick Yarbrough
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3/6/24
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My family were members of the First Methodist Church. My Grandfather frequently would be called onto pray and he would immediately drop to his knees and pray he did. It was a prayer from the heart of …
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La'Rose Tapley
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3/6/24
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All the rage now in internet purchasing is Temu. Everywhere you look, or don’t want to look but have to, is filled with “gotcha” sponsored sites. Most all seem to have one thing in common. If …
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La'Rose Tapley
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2/28/24
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It was deathly quiet and still. The sun was slowly dying in the west as it slipped behind the flaming, red horizon, while resting on thin mysterious clouds of pink, blue and gold. Soon, it would be …
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Ronnie Johnson
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2/28/24
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Who has the worst job in America? I don’t have any factual information to back it up, but if I had to throw one out there, I would say the poor souls who have to make a living doing surveys on the …
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Charles Schwabe
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2/28/24
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The old barn was empty now. The mules, plows and farming implements were long gone. But the feeble, old man sometimes enjoyed climbing up the well-worn steps into the loft and falling asleep on the …
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Ronnie Johnson
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2/14/24
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If you are trying to keep up with the national news right now, it may seem like this country of ours is sort of like that unguided robot vacuum cleaner. You know, the one that slowly moves around the …
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Charles Schwabe
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2/14/24
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How’s this for unbridled hypocrisy? Fani Willis, who is prosecuting Donald Trump and oth-ers for election fraud, said when running for the job as Fulton County district attorney that she would not …
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Dick Yarbrough
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2/14/24
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Way back yonder in the early days of TV land, there was a very popular game show called What’s My Line. If you remember that, please accept my congratulations. You’re doing well. At the age …
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Charles Schwabe
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2/7/24
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