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I had amnesia once… or twice Protons have mass. I didn’t even know they were Catholic.I am neither for nor against apathy. All I ask is a chance to prove that money can’t make me happy.If the world were a logical place, men would be the ones who ride horses side-saddle.What is a “free gift”?

Dear editor, Seems there are a lot of concerns here in our community and county. Change can be good sometimes and it can be bad too.Seems as of late the bad outweighs the good.

Just Another Case Of “There You Are”My late cousin, Walker D. ( Corky) Ray, often used this phrase when some sort of impossible situation arose. A situation that seemed to have no logical answers. Such a situation seems to face we Americans today. It’s called the Biden-Trump dilemma.

Some people want you to know when they have a cold, bad hair day, gout or hemorrhoid flare up. Many of us have seen pictures of wounds, sores, legs in casts, people on ventilators and much more. Many of us have seen a lot of dead bodies on social media.

There are a lot of things being updated for the “baby boomers” including some classic tunes. One of our “baby boomer” readers recently shared some of her favorite “updates” . . .

My father was also my pastor for half of my lief. I have such great memories of that church and those who attended. Recently I read an article written by Walker Moore about “Country” churches and it brought back so many memories…. I grew up attending small, country churches.

I really enjoy walking in the Coalgate Park. Each trip has something new. I’ve seen several people enjoying it, whether walking, family picnics, fishing, schools bringing kids on play day at the new playground (which is very nice to see).

As a man, I used to think I was pretty much just a regular person, but I was born white, into a two-parent household which now, whether I like it or not, makes me “Privileged,” a racist & responsible for slavery.

Under no circumstances should any white person say the N-word. It has been communicated to everyone that, for historically understandable reasons, that word is per se offensive when uttered by anyone who is not black. But what about the term “illegal alien”?

Memorial Day 2013 — In a different time and country, this used to be Decoration Day, when the graves of the fallen were tended, blue and gray, alike in one nation once again indivisible. Now it’s called Memorial Day – another three-day weekend, the official kickoff of summer.