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When I was much younger, I begrudged those cold, rainy winter days this time of year. It is quail season after all, and I would be ill over not being able to go. I might have even had my lips poked …
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by Scotty Womack
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1/28/26
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Well, one thing you can say for sure, I am in good company. It looks like I’m not the only one that got hosed by the Nobel Committee. It seems the president of the U.S. of A. was also passed over …
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1/28/26
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It was almost a ritual. Just about every Saturday morning if you didn’t have a lawn to mow or chores to help your mom with, your day was already set in stone Eventually, you would be settling into …
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1/21/26
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It was frigid on February 14, 1948. My Momma and I stood outside on the steps and watched as the sky blazed red. I remember that glow. I remember that freezing cold night, wondering why my Daddy had …
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1/21/26
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Don’t look now but there is an elephant in the room. Well, it’s not a room exactly. It is our state government. And it’s not an elephant, either. It is our Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, …
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1/21/26
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I write here, not as any kind of expert on US foreign policy, but only as another concerned citizen. It seems to me that the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, was terribly short-sighted. …
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1/21/26
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You can call him head strong. You can call him obnoxious. You can call him arrogant, and you can call him rude. But one thing you can’t call him is lazy. You can argue about his policies and the …
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1/14/26
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Virginia’s slogan is “Virginia is for Lovers”. I’m not exactly sure where that came from, but I can tell you that we loved Virginia! I can’t imagine anywhere more beautiful than Virginia in …
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1/14/26
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Dear Henry, Noah and Samuel Knox Wansley:
It looks like it is your turn to receive some unsolicited advice from an old man who has been dispensing it since your daddy and his cousins were about …
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1/14/26
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I remember well when my “career” in the grocery store business started. It was 1980 and I had arrived at the ripe old age of nine. I told my daddy I was bored and wanted something to do. He went …
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by SCOTTY WOMACK
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1/14/26
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In the early morning hours of the third of January, a flight of U.S. military helicopters made a rapid descent into Caracas, Venezuela. Their arrival at the compound of Venezuelan dictator Nicholas …
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1/7/26
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What a way to start my new year. A phone call from Skeeter Skates. As you no doubt are aware, Skeeter Skates is the owner and operator of the eponymic Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow …
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1/7/26
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A new year has begun, and most people are looking forward to the things this new year may bring. I believe many people are ready to turn the page to another chapter of their lives. With a new year …
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by SCOTTY WOMACK
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1/7/26
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This past Saturday morning I was out before daylight headed to watch ducks fly. I was by myself enjoying the solitude and peacefulness that can only be found away from the busyness of this world. I …
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12/31/25
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The end of a year can sometimes have a strange feel to it. Some things are drawing to an end, while others are not quite ready to leave the starting gate. That is the situation at Swainsboro City …
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12/31/25
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As we end one year and begin a new one, that means it is time for the annual report required of all card-carrying members of the National Association of Modest-Yet-Much-Beloved Columnists. Our motto: …
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12/31/25
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One cold Christmas Eve, mom, daddy and I bundled up and travelled to Dublin for a last-minute shopping trip. Actually, it probably was the only shopping event for my daddy and momma that particular …
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12/24/25
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Sometimes, the truth has got to be watered down a little bit, or nobody would ever believe it. One of my favorite tales about Christmas is one of those times, and it deals with a story about a …
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12/24/25
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These words are dedicated to the memory of my late friend, Otis Brumby, Jr., publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal. He encouraged me to run this column each Christmas season. It is also dedicated …
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12/24/25
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