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Tennis great Billie Jean King recently announced her dislike for the traditions at Wimbledon, the sport’s most renowned tournament. Despite feeling that King has done wonders for the sport, especially for the advancement of women, I think she may have flipped her lid a touch on this one. After all, she played at Wimbledon. It…
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Let’s talk… Planned Landfill Raises Alarm Over Water Contamination Risks Here’s the Simple Facts: What Everyone Should Know Before Approving This Landfill As our community faces a major decision about siting a landfill, there are some critical facts that deserve serious attention — especially when it comes to protecting our water supply. At the center…
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Tribute for Brian on his birthday : My Other Brother Brian Growing up in the white house across from the church until I was eleven could be lonely at times. I had my two brothers but there was a pretty big age gap between us. I usually played with Brian Boshears because his family rented…
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Let’s talk… Spiritual need for Revival Each day we are becoming more and more aware of how society and culture is radically changing, and not for the best. Our hearts might be crying out to God as in Psalms 74-help us! Of course, the first step is -us. We take the steps to Repent, Turn…
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For a country I’ve never visited, I’ve held a long fascination with India. In fact, for better or worse, it helped me make a life decision once. I was struggling to decide whether to leave a job and praying emphatic prayers for guidance. My office, in the current position, was being decorated in an eclectic…
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A few days ago, I began watching Variety Magazine’s YouTube channel and seeing conversations between actors, oftentimes iconic ones, who have made a life sharing their craft. The ability to do that is completely God-given and something that many of us, myself included, spend a lifetime trying to find, perfect, and manage, whatever the gift.…
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Let’s talk…Bananas: Nature’s Perfect Snack with a Few Slippery Secrets Bananas — the cheerful yellow fruit hanging out in fruit bowls and office kitchens everywhere — are more than just a portable snack. Beneath that sunny peel lies a nutritional powerhouse with a history as rich as its flavor. And yes, there’s more to bananas…
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When growing up, my late sister collected autographed photos of pageant titleholders. I recently looked at those. There were inevitably hundreds. Women who became famous for many endeavours. Others who faded into history. All that left a mark on an industry that I think is maligned and misunderstood. Over the weekend, we saw the crowning…
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Let’s talk…Cracking the Code: What Egg Labels Really Mean and Why They Matter Walk into any grocery store and the egg aisle looks more like a vocabulary quiz than a food section. Cage-free, pasture-raised, Grade AA, organic—what do these labels actually mean, and do they impact your health or the hen’s? Let’s start with the…
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Apple Dapple Cake Some of you may remember a lady who lived on Paint Rock by the name of Liza Duncan. Her husband was Lonnie Duncan. They were two of the sweetest older people you’d ever want to meet. During the 1970’s /‘80’s Momma worked forty hours a week, in addition to helping Daddy at…
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