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The word of the day is “unprecedented.” Common usage lately has been to describe the health and economic impact of the virus which shall not be named. As far as global health crises go, it’s fair to say that here in America, during our lifetimes, yes, this has been unprecedented.
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Not everyone has a dad like my dad. If you look up Jimmy Shoalmire you will find that he was a historian, a college professor, and published author. What you will not find is that he worked in the oilfield with his dad, he built hot rods, and was a golden gloves boxer.
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I think at one time or another, most everyone has wished they could change something about themselves. Over the years I’ve created an EXTENSIVE wish list of things I’d like to change, but it got narrowed down this week, thanks to a home improvement project. In short, pardon the pun, I want to be taller!
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On a recent walk, I was deep in thought about a note I wrote to my granddaughter graduating from college. My advice was pretty straightforward – do the right thing, even when no one is looking.
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You know you’ve reached the country when oncoming vehicles go by and a complete stranger behind the wheel greets you with a wave as the two windshields pass. The wave, of course, is the simple hand gesture usually meant to convey “Hey buddy,” “How ya doing?” or “Howdy.”
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When Jack met Carol, he was 10 years old and she was 13. That’s when the “crush” began. In the 1950s Jack and Carol grew up together in a small northeast Louisiana town. It was a small working-class neighborhood where everyone knew everyone and no one locked their doors at night; an idyllic time to be a kid.
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As more businesses and churches reopen and we’re able to resume most leisure activities, are we finally looking at the light at the end of the COVID tunnel? I do hope so, but the question is, how do we know it’s really the end? As a news reporter who fell in love with journalism in the 10th grade, I regret to say you won’t find the truth about COVID’s end in the mainstream media.
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It takes a significant amount of hubris to claim that you are “The Greatest” at anything in this world. Muhammad Ali was one who carried that moniker for most of his professional life. Today marks the anniversary of his death in 2016 and I had a brief encounter with Mr. Ali back in 1977.
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