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Good life advice: Plan to be surprised
Several years ago I noticed both my sons were watching a television series called "The Office." Without realizing I was cultivating a new habit, I covertly started watching old episodes on Hulu whe...
Jan 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Engagements
Harbison-Wade Terry and Karen Harbison of Parrish are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Nicole Harbison, to Rowdy Glenn Wade, son of Ronny and DeLeah Wade of Parrish. The ...
Jan 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jennifer Cohron
Perfectly flawed
I don’t like being wrong. It gives me an unpleasant feeling, like I’ve swallowed a bowling ball and it is sweating in the pit of my stomach.
Jan 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ruth Baker
My thoughts on ‘Uncle Toddie’
I have been enjoying a little trip into the past, re-reading old stories and remembering people who were my friends and are now gone.
Jan 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rick Watson
Three dogs and an alarm system
A while back we began having issues with our home security system and I had several conversations with the company that monitors our alarms. I replaced some of the sensors on the doors and windows ...
Jan 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Alan Woellhart holds a sketche he made for a local production of “The Little Foxes” in the 1990s. Tallulah Bankhead’s 109th birthday party will be held on Jan. 31 at the Bankhead House and Heritage Center.
Heritage Center celebrating Tallulah’s 109th birthday this month
Alan Woellhart’s love affair with Tallulah Bankhead began in the early 1990s.
Jan 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jerome Wassmann
We can all be a part of the blessing
We see on a regular basis or get information in the mail about the need of feeding children and families in third world countries.
Jan 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jennifer Cohron
My favorite things
“I’ve got the world on a string, sittin’ on a rainbow...”
Jan 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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This room, furnished with pieces from the Nick collection for 3- to 7-year-olds, has a twin panel bed with reversible and removable Classic SpongeBob panels. The panels also come in “Dora the Explorer,” “Go, Diego, Go” and a “Simply Bob” design. (Photo Special to the Eagle)
‘They want things that are cool... shows they have style’
Kids get fun furniture in new Nick Rooms collection
Jan 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rick Watson
In need of a creative space
I’ve finally realized that having free time in retirement is a myth. I’m busier now than I’ve ever been in my life and important things are being left undone — things I promised myself I’d do when ...
Jan 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Believe it or not, you can go home again
North Carolina’s Thomas Wolfe only lived on this earth for 38 years. But that short span was long enough for him to become a major American writer. When he died in 1938 Wolfe’s publisher had two of...
Jan 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jennifer Cohron
Pennies from heaven
I ended last week’s column with a story about finding a penny on tails after my day of bad luck in Berry.
Jan 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ruth Baker
‘Carpenter’ Wilson’s Walker County connection
William Wallace “Carpent-er” Wilson was born in December 1832 in Gwinette County, Ga.
Jan 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Grascals, a bluegrass band who was named Entertainer of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association for two years in a row, recently released a CD that includes collaborations with country music legends such as Charlie Daniels and Tom T. Hall. Photo special to the Eagle
A match made in heaven
Most country music fans have not heard of The Grascals, the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year in 2006 and 2007. However, many are familiar with the songs and guest...
Jan 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rick Watson
I’ll be turning 60 in a few days
I’ll turn 60 this week on my birthday, and I’ve spent time reflecting about the concept of age.
Jan 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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