Scarred mountain would be a neverending blight in Clay County
      Dear Editor: Thank you very much for the coverage provided in The Smoky Mountain Sentinel regarding the impending demise of our beautiful Shew Bird Mountain in the Matheson Cove, Clay County, N.C. Surely enough environmental insult has already been inflicted on the backside of the Shew Bird.
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Reader gives thanks for resident response to Clay County appearance survey
      To the Editor: This week marks the end of the month during which residents could fill out their surveys concerning appearance issues in Clay County. We are pleased to report that there has been a very strong response, and want to thank all who took the time to participate.
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From the porch
My nose knows naught
Dwight Otwell
      I was sitting in a federal courtroom in Bryson City waiting for the jury to return a verdict on Leonard Parker, charged with two bank robberies, kidnapping and other crimes. The mind wanders from trivial to more salient points while waiting. I noticed that the wooden bench in this U.S.
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"Hat Madness" -
From Sourwood Cove
By Clarence Newton
      You might remember a few cliches about hats. "Mad Hatters" comes from the use of mercury in cleaning and shaping men's hats years ago. Some hatters, after steaming, cleaning and using mercury in the process, would go mad. It took years to trace their madness to the use of mercury.
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Dixie Divas
Mama's Good Life
By Rhonda Rich
      Mama said the most wonderful thing recently. What she said is something I wish I could hear from the mouths of everyone I care about. "I've had the best life," she commented in an out-of-the-blue statement. She smiled sweetly. "I know my time on earth is dwindling down but I wouldn't change one iot...
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Marriages as of 03/07/2007
      Michael Wade Roberson, 42, of Brasstown N.C. and Kathy Anne Densmore, 51, of Brasstown N.C. were married on February 21, 2007.
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