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Patchwork - June 16, 2010

by Donna Smith Ammons

My #3 son--Alan LaFleur--was married in May and we were fortunate enough to be present at the wedding in Sarasota. I wouldn’t have missed his nuptials for anything.

Alan and Christy met at Davy and KT’s wedding in August 2007. Alan was a groomsman and Christy...

Remembering When - June 16, 2010

by Lola Russell

When my husband passed away in January, people speculated whether I would stay down here on the lake or move elsewhere to be closer to my children. At first, I could not imagine living down here without him.

But it only took a week of staying with my son in...

Recidivism

by: Aaron Meshell, 2010
I just got out of prison, cut loose and finally free!
I know I’ve learned my lesson, this you can believe.
It’s only myself, I may deceive!
Let me explain.
I want to change, though everything else, remains the same.
You see I think I...

Random Ramblings - June 9, 2010

United States looks good for World Cup

by Daniel Jones

Every four years inquisitive viewers can catch a glimpse of some of the world’s greatest athletes participating in what is unquestionably the world’s greatest game.

While many may think I’m talking about...

Patchwork by Donna Smith Ammons - June 9, 2010

It’s a boy!

Ever since we found out that Davy and KT were going to make us grandparents for the second time, we have been walking on Cloud Nine. Finally, Riley Kate’s dream of being a Big Sister was going to come true.

“Everybody wants a baby brother,” our...

Random Ramblings - June 2, 2010

by Daniel Jones

It is with a great deal of sadness that I must witness the death of a great American feat of engineering, the space shuttle.

Growing up in the 1980s, the shuttle was everywhere. As I remember it, people were very excited about the project, and it...

How to grow a great tomato

by: Maribeth Lewing, Sabine Master Gardener

If you could taste summer it would taste like a juicy vine ripened tomato. Everyone gets tired of eating the mealy winter impersonators. That is why every spring Southerners set out tomatoes in pots on porches or any place they can squeeze...

By State Treasurer John Kennedy
Another legislative session has just begun, and lawmakers will have their work cut out for them as they whittle away at a ballooning budget and a large deficit. It may seem like a nearly impossible task, but if legislators consider many of the Streamlining...

Dear Fellow Patriots - March 24, 2010

We have touched on this before but feel we should revisit it again, if for nothing else, than for the sake of brevity. The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States reads as follows:

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to...

Parent Talk - March 24, 2010

By Dorman Jackson, Superintendent of Schools

CELEBRATING SPRING WITH GOOD NUTRITION

The month of March marks a season of new beginnings with the advent of Spring on the 20th. It is also National Nutrition Month which provides us with an opportunity to start fresh...