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It’s fall, and we’re once again falling back into the dark ages. Not really, of course. It’s simply the end of the charade we’ve all played for the past eight months called Daylight Saving Time (DST). Every first Sunday in November, we all pretend that we get an extra hour of sleep, move whichever ancient non-resetting clocks we still own back one hour, and begrudgingly welcome the dinnertime darkness. While our internal circadian rhythms won’t change immediately, we’ll instantly alter our external daily schedules to align with the new norm. And everybody does it because, well, because it’s the law.
Read moreI reluctantly recognize it makes good business sense to play “Jingle Bell Rock” and rev up the holiday merchandising engine long before I’ve tasted Thankgiving turkey, but I refuse to sing carols or buy gifts until after Turkey Day.
Read more“I hate this, I don’t want to have to go thru this!” Don’t blame you for feeling that. But sometimes, maybe you need ‘this’. Maybe, it’s going to prepare you for something that is coming your way, years from now. Or just maybe, it is to shape you into becoming a better person. Truth is, your Creator knows you, and knows exactly what’s needed in your life.
Read moreThank you just doesn’t seem adequate for all the support we received this year for our 2022 Fall Festival. It is humbling to see the support of our administration, the teachers, students, parents, and community.
Read moreAll U.S. military veterans and their families are invited to a special Veterans Day program and luncheon at Emerson Elementary School on Thursday, November 10. The program will begin at 12:00 p.m. in the Linton Gym.
Read moreTraffic Citations (Oct. 31 through Nov. 6) Dallas Matthew Jackson, Coalgate, OK – Driving under suspension 2nd and subsequent; taxes due state.
Read moreThe gals at the Coal County Court Clerk’s offi ce in their Halloween costumes. Naming themselves the three “Hungry, Hungry Hippos,” they are Marissa Hensley, Brittany Brice, and Court Clerk LaDonna Flowers, from left.
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