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Pioneering Phyllis George knew her stuff
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Last Updated: 3:33 PM 03/01/10 - Don’t know if you remember that summer night in August of 1971 — the year of hot pants and water beds, the Pentagon papers, Alan Shepard stroking the first lunar golf shot —when Bert Parks sang to Phyllis George, Miss Texas, as she walked down the runway in Atlantic City. (Full Story) |
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Good bow saw gets me through winter
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Last Updated: 3:45 PM 02/24/10 - My bow saw is 30 years old, maybe older. Can’t remember who or what influenced that first purchase years ago, but it still does the job — although the frame is rusting and the blade has never been sharpened. (Full Story) |
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Fireplace is a comfort in frigid winter
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Last Updated: 9:27 AM 02/16/10 - The winter, with all its rain and cold temperatures, reminds us how it once was. We could always expect a wet winter until recent years when the drought dominated. (Full Story) |
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Vidalia country is tear-free experience
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Last Updated: 3:43 PM 02/08/10 - This unincorporated community of New Branch — in the heart of Vidalia onion country in Toombs County — is the home of a Great American family, the R. T. Stanleys. (Full Story) |
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I believe that hard work is preventative medicine
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Last Updated: 3:33 PM 02/01/10 - Debate about the medical plan — particularly since no one seems to agree on anything — makes one more suspicious of Congress than ever. I hear some suggest it is the president’s fault. More often than not, the prevailing view that it is the fault of the insurance companies that there is no consensus. (Full Story) |
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I am always eager to head to St. Simons Island
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Last Updated: 4:06 PM 01/25/10 - If I were invited to Buckingham Palace for dinner, I suppose that it would be something I would enjoy, although I have never been that keen on Yorkshire pudding which likely would be on the menu. (Full Story) |
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Grantham a nice fit for Bulldogs
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Last Updated: 1:49 AM 02/19/10 - Longtime UGA sidelines reporter Loran Smith talks about why he feels Todd Grantham, who was hired by the Bulldogs as its new defensive coordinator, will fit the Georgia mold quite well. (Full Story) |
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Remember Jimmy Daughtry?
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Last Updated: 12:16 AM 02/25/10 - Longtime UGA sidelines reporter Loran Smith looks back on the amazing career of basketball great Jimmy Daughtry in this week's column. (Full Story) |
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