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Good memories of Dogpatch!
The idea for Dogpatch, USA, came from Harrison realtor Oscar J. Snow in 1966. A trout farm at Marble Falls was listed for sale and Snow envisioned it as the perfect setting for the home of Li’l Abner, Daisy Mae and all the other hillbilly …
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Happy anniversary, John 3:16!
Today marks the 10th anniversary for John 3:16 Ministries, a spiritual boot camp for men with addictions. Many in the area know about the ministry but may have never been there. Let me tell you — it’s a phenomenal place. Just driving onto the property …
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This is what intolerance smells like
President Obama’s new “religious tolerance” consultant to the Pentagon, Mikey Weinstein, wants Christian military service members who openly talk about their faith in uniform to be charged with treason, which is a crime punishable by death according to military law. By employing his consulting services, …
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The Pregnant Stone
The Pregnant Stone, or Stone of the Pregnant Woman, also known as Stone of the South is a monolith in ancient Heliopolis, Lebanon. Together with another ancient stone block nearby, it is certainly among the largest cut stones ever quarried. The two building blocks were …
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Letter to the Editor
Dear editor: A great job to the man who put up the American flags in Cave City. It makes the town look so beautiful, like a spring day with fresh air. Great job!! Arch Westmoreland Sidney
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Adventures in journalism
Last week I got a phone call from one of the editors I work with. He wanted to “warn” me that a letter to the editor was being published in the paper about one of my columns and the person was NOT too happy with …
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A little girl who needed an angel
When I lived in New York, my main mode of transportation was a bike. I worked six days each week, and my bicycle thought that the one day I had free should be spent fixing it. That was what I was doing the day Emily …
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Boston bombers and the theory of relative laziness
My working theory — you could call it a philosophy, or a freestanding reason of how the world works — is what I call the Theory of Relative Laziness. It goes like this: Never attribute anything to conspiracy, coordination or planning when laziness could explain …
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Beware the American prom
Editor Note: This is an excerpt from Tom Purcell’s new book, “Comical Sense: A Lone Humorist Takes on a World Gone Nutty!” available at amazon.com. Proms sure have gotten expensive these days. According to the San Jose Mercury News, high school kids spend nearly …
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Paper hard to come by in war
When the Civil War began, President Lincoln and his General-in-Chief Winfield Scott implemented a strategy in blockading the Southern ports. The plan also called for a Federal advance down the Mississippi River in the hopes of cutting the South in two. The purpose of this …
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Goodbye, Possum
They just don’t make ’em like the Possum any more. I’ve had a lot of good memories with those “old country” singers, George Jones, Conway Twitty, Don Williams, Johnny Cash and company. On Saturday mornings, my mom would pop an eight-track into the 1970s console …
