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Lifetime of achievement

At a recent meeting of the Centre Rotary Club, longtime member John Livingston (second from left) was recognized by Rotary District Gov. Georgia Medori (third from left) for his many years of service. Also present at the meeting were, among others, Rotary members Paul Redgate and Susanna Jennings. (PHOTO COURTESY OF PAUL REDGATE)
HUMAN INTEREST
They way they all became the Barkley
Bunch
Midway through last spring, Doris Barkley's emotions got the
best of her. “As all the grandkids were swinging on the set
in the front yard” on Mother's Day, she recalled, “I just
started to cry.” Whether by coincidence, fortune, or the
will of God, Doris and Buddy Barkley have recently merged
into the express lane of grandparenting. All seven of their
grandchildren are younger than 8.FULL STORY
CAPITOL CORNER
Report from Washington: Show us the
jobs
Prep basketball teams in Cherokee County begin area
tournament play this week. The Class 1A Area 12 boys
tournament will be in Cedar Bluff, with Asbury and
Collinsville tipping off the round ball action on Feb. 2 at
5 p.m.FULL
STORY
ROAD APPLES (02/08)
Facebook follies
My
wife and I do not have laptops and iPods and Blackberries
and so on and so forth. We neither text nor twitter. We
share a single desktop computer, and for the last several
months have been members of an insidious social organization
known as Facebook.
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THE FAMILY GUY (02/01)
Sometimes you
have to blame the baby
I will admit to doing some pretty
unsavory things during my brief foray into fatherhood. And
frequent readers will no doubt testify that my sense of
humor belongs more in the boy's locker room ... than inside
an esteemed newspaper.
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FROM THE PULPIT
(01/18)
The perfect
time to lose your luggage
Some years back, Linda and I
celebrated a significant benchmark in our lives by taking a
trip that required us to fly on a plane. An airline error
threatened to take away our excitement. Upon arrival, we
learned the airline had lost our luggage.
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