From the porch
That's against the law?
Dwight Otwell
      I bet you have have run across some laws that you thought were ridiculous. I know I have. The proposed law coming out of California that would make it a crime to spank any child three-years old or under would be one such law. If passed, it will one day end up in a list of "Stupid Laws". After all,...
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OPINION
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Please respond to survey
      To the Editor: I'm writing to urge Clay County citizens to complete and mail in the survey in this month's Blue Ridge Mountain EMC bill. This is our chance to let the county's decision makers know what sort of place in which we want to live. Whether you choose to strike a blow for the status quo,...
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Al and the Oscar
With Bill O'Reilly
      And the winner is ... Al Gore for "An Inconvenient Truth!" Take it to the bank, Al Gore's film will win the Academy Award for Best Documentary, and high fives will be flying in Hollywood; George Clooney may even break dance in the aisle. Mr.
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Dixie Divas
Saying Grace
With Rhonda Rich
      The mid-afternoon sun of a waning Saturday streamed through the sparkling windows of the soda shop and cast its spotlight on quite a sight to behold. We'd stop there for a slaw dog, reputed to the best around - and it was. We had just begun to dive into our order when the scene at the red-leather...
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