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I will never say never

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You would have thought, after 45 years of consistently being proven wrong on a nearly daily basis, I would have learned to “never say...

Happy belated Tax Day

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April 15 is the day our federal government has decided that you must pay the taxes owed for the previous year. For many of...

… And all that jazz

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I have always taken pride in the fact that I appreciate many types of music. While my musical preference has always rested in the...

Self-education is power

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During the last few decades, the politicization of education has changed its purpose from creating an informed citizenry and an educated workforce to merely...

Blessed by two families

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The year was 1993. I had just began my junior year at Lynchburg-Clay High School and for some reason the start of the school...

In need of a safety net

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The young guitar player, Jim Lindsey, who was down on his luck, ran his fingers across the cold, hard bars of the Mayberry jail,...

Happy birthday, my love

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This week I want to spend some time talking about something near and dear to my heart. Something, actually someone, who often gets overlooked,...

Can we not count our blessings?

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She had sat at the table for hours, pen in hand but so paralyzed with grief she could not write. Finally, Nancy Mills expressed...

We remember Flight 93

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“Did you save any doughnuts for me?” the large gentleman wearing a green hat emblazoned with “Army Veteran Korean War” on the front, asked...

Always ask for a lawyer

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If you are not doing anything wrong then you don’t have anything to worry about. This is a sentiment that is often expressed to...