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Barry Levine

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Some new ‘daffynitions’

The Old Rocker -- Opinion column

Noah Webster needs to change his dictionary's definitions.

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Bring back the Fifties! Bring back the Fifties!

The Old Rocker

Ah, the Ffifties ... the good old days

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Seniors need own alphabet soup for texting

Features Column

What are your favorite sports movies of all time? Check out our list.

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Top 12 best sports movies

What are your favorite sports movies of all time? Check out our list.

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How some groups got their names

Everybody had a favorite singing group when we were growing up. You knew the group members’ names, lyrics to all their hits and probably the label for which they recorded.

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A few ‘little’ blasts from the past

The Old Rocker column

It’s funny how a single word can weave its way through the early history of rock ‘n’ roll.

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Listening to the classics, how’d music go so wrong?

The Old Rocker -- Opinion column

I spent the past two weekends listening to some of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll singers/groups of all-time — Hall of Famers such as Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, the Drifters, the Coasters, the Beach Boys, Four Seasons, Four Tops and Temptations. Their music is just as enjoyable today as it was a half-century ago.

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Top 30 favorite songs from the movies

This is one that the "Music Man," Carlton Fletcher, our longtime cohort, has not pulled from his bag of musical lists.

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What happened to the carefree days?

Herald writer Barry Levine reflects on the differences between kids today and the ones he grew up with.

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The Hall of Shame

I’m just wondering, where’s Chubby?

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A mother's gift

Lynn Suggs gave her daughter, Kacy, a kidney in 2001.

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Children remember special moments with mom

A few Southwest Georgia residents share their favorite memories of their mothers for Mother's Day.

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Movie choices brighten 'Island'

Area residents set the stage for Sunday's Oscars with their favorite movie selections.- Barry Levine, copy editor

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Favorite TV characters draw varied responses

Albany residents name their all-time favorite television characters.- Barry Levine, copy editor

Do you remember hoarding green stamps?

Barry Levine recalls events from yesteryear.