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From the porch
Did the world go bonkers while we were off?
Dwight Otwell
      I am writing this column before Christmas because our newspaper annually takes the week between Christmas and New Year off. We don’t publish for that one week. The computer keyboards get a rest from busy fingers. Telephone calls are intercepted by an answering machine and the office remains as qui...
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Airborne poetry – with a punch
From Sourwood Cove
By Clarence Newton
      In my opinion, the “best looking” military airplane ever built was the sleek, fast, wellarmed, single seat North American P-51. It was beautiful and graceful whether in flight or sitting on the ground. If any military aircraft ever had sex appeal, it was the 51. It’s easy to imagine a few German fi...
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Open House was a big success
      To the Editor: On behalf of the members, Board of Directors, and the staff of Far West Mountain Economic Partners, I would like to say thank you to all those who stopped by our recent open house. It was a wonderful time to visit with people who have supported us since 2002 and welcome those who a...
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Ode to ’06
With Bill O’Reilly
      It was a lively year in every way With American voters having their say, The ballots were cast — the count was quite fast The Democrats ruling the day. Mr. Bush was confident he'd win, But the polls said his ear was pure tin, He didn't back down — and watched his guys drown Takin' it straight on...
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Dixie Divas
The financial power of Black- Eyed Peas and Collard Greens
With Rhonda Rich
      Write this down. Mama was right. That’s right. I said it and I mean it. Mama was right. For years, she badgered and battled me to eat black-eyed peas and collard greens on New Year’s Day. "Ugh," I’d say with a shiver, twisting my face into disgust. "Collard greens stink so they can’t taste good a...
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