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Up The Creek Without A Paddle
Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008!
by Terry Toole
      Would you believe it, I've made it to 2008, I hope, since I'm writing this three days before the New Year comes in. With all things considered, and all that's happened, that is quite an accomplishment after the year 2007. Come to think of it, every year that I make it to a New Year is quite an ac...
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Backroads and Bobtails
Here In the Reel World
by Bob Kornegay
      Seconds after the cast, a big bass raised a veritable geyser of water as it viciously struck at and missed my topwater lure. Quivering excitedly, heart racing, I hurriedly reeled in for another quick cast, hoping to coax the largemouth into hitting again.
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Some Good News
by Alex McRae
      The 2007 Holiday Season is officially over. We've all counted our presents and soon, we'll be counting the cost. But this is also the perfect time to count something else ... the blessings this past year delivered to our doorsteps.
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"Worry"
submitted by Jack Warner
      Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring become accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful moment when parents can become detached spectators in the lives of their children and shrug, "It's their life," and feel nothing?
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As You See It
      Why seize gambl ing machines f rom one business and overlook those in another? It's gambling -- both places. It's illegal state-wide. Why don't the law do something about the sell of alcohol in the county on Sundays and also selling to minors any day of the week?
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Ebony Dots & Dashes
by Katie Smith
      Well the Christmas holidays got off to a good start for this old gal. On Sunday, not having service at the church where I am a member, Deacon Albert Holmes, Angela Cullers, and I traveled to Early County to Mt. Zion M.B. Church. This is one of the church's I attended as a child, being raised in Ea...
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God'swork ministry
submitted by Dwayne Savaya
      Dear Friend, The beauty of God's creation is a wonder to behold. In the moments when we see ourselves discouraged or when we just don't feel like giving thanks, we should take a moment to look at the beauty that surrounds us. God has created many things that upon closer inspection will make us re...
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DUI patrols preserve gift of life during holidays
Statewide Georgia Crackdown Targets Drunk Drivers
      (ATLANTA) - Consider it Georgia's gift to holiday drivers this Christmas-New Year's travel season -- The gift of safer roads and sober drivers. It's an extraordinary gift made possible by many police who spend these holidays working double-shifts patrolling for drunk drivers, so responsible drive...
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This day in history January 2
      366 - Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire. 533 - Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy. 1492 - Reconquista: Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders.
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Apples and Wine reality, they're amazing. They
submitted by Lindy
      Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they sometimes take the apples from the ground that aren't as good, but easy.
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