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The issue of our security
We are bombarded with news broadcasts, intelligence reports, hearsay and rumor about the need for more security to protect us from those whose intent is to do us harm.
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Drought coming
This afternoon as we sprawled in the recliners, Larry began reminiscing about his youthful summers on a tobacco harvester.
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Terrorists among us
The Christmas Day Bomber, the shooting at Ft. Hood, and 9/11 should leave no doubt that there are terrorists among us.
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Diabetes and Summer Gardens?
Winter has nearly passed and it is time to start thinking about spring and summer gardens.
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News from Rep. Smith
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The Economic Development Sub Committee on Appropriations completed its first week of budget hearings on Friday, February 26th.
Lima Beans for Supper
by Mary Ann Ellis
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(This story is fiction with big chunks of truth stirred in.) The woman lay curled on the floor, bright blood trickling into her black curly hair. The man stood over her, flexing his fists.
Christianity versus Islam
by James Boyd
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We hear a lot about “change” these days. “Change” seems to be the marching orders of the day, at least in the mind of some people.
News from Rep. Tommy Smith
by Tommy Smith
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We completed day 20 of the 40 day session last Thursday. The 2010 amended budget, which carries the state’s spending through June 30, 2010, was approved by the House and Senate and now goes to a c...
Being a kid again
by Jamie Gardner
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Wasn’t the snow wonderful? How many of you got out and played in the snow Friday night and early Saturday morning?
Facebook
by Mary Ann Ellis
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“You really should get a Facebook account,” a former student told me when he visited after school one day.
national news
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is postponing his long-scheduled Asian trip for a few days to make a final push for passage of historic legislation reinventing the health care system....
By ALAN FRAM
Fri Mar 12 08:20:46 -0600 2010
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 43 people in this eastern city and wounding about 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm....
By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED
Fri Mar 12 07:36:50 -0600 2010
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least two southern provinces. Iraq...
By BUSHRA JUHI
Fri Mar 12 08:24:30 -0600 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from storming the malls. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum....
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
Fri Mar 12 08:34:54 -0600 2010