Up The Creek Without A Paddle
I'm still here, and haven't given up -
      I've been asked if I've given up on arrests for shooting up the newspaper office and the classroom next door. The answer is unequivocally, no! Since June, the officers in charge of the shooting cases have almost weekly told me that arrests would be made in the next few days. "Just don't put what ...
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Almost Up In Smoke
by Alex McRae
      As jewelry goes, it wasn't much. As a status symbol, it was priceless. For me and a few hundred close friends, the Tuesday after Labor Day marked the beginning of our last year of high school. But we didn't consider ourselves official "seniors" until the class rings were delivered.
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Flying High………
submitted by Lindy
      During a commercial airline flight, a Navy pilot was seated next to a young mother with a babe in arms. When the baby began crying during the descent for landing, the mother began nursing the infant as discreetly as possible.
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Certainly a changed man
by Ren Summerlin
      I heard someone call my name. I looked, and I knew this guy but could not put a name to the face. He was so familiar, seemed so happy. had his little girl with him. She was dressed in her Sunday finest, so cute. He had a tie on and was so happy.
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Ebony Dots & Dashes
by Katie Smith
      Bethel M.B. Church hosted the union meeting last weekend. It was a success. Deacon Albert Holmes came by last Saturday after church and spent some quality time with me. I really enjoyed his visit. He has matured into a man you enjoy talking to.
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Growing up in Colquitt
      submitted by a close friend Though I have long since given up hunting, each fall as hunting season approaches I think of the wonderful years of coming of age in Colquitt, Ga. Hunting seemed to be the natural thing to do for a boy growing up in Miller County in the late 40s and 50s.
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We need a leader like this
submitted by Lindy
      Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.
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As You See It
      Editor's note: If you can't get in what you want in less than 30 words, write a signed letter to the editor. This newspaper does not necessarily agree with the opinions in this column.
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