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The dog did it
Mitch Clarke
      As a dog owner, I've been fortunate. Glory, the black and white Springer spaniel who lives at my house, has never been destructive. Even as a puppy - the most destructive phase of a dog's life - she only chewed on her chew toys and left my tennis shoes, chair legs and the TV remote alone.
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Hold on to your hammers
Billy Fleming
      Thoughts of the 2008 General Assembly convening in just 12 days in Atlanta somehow brings to mind the opening words of an old song most of you have probably never heard... "Hey, look a yonder up in the sky...
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All That's Fit to Print
A look at the coming year
Brenda Wall
      Santa Claws brought Mamacita a little stuffed mouse with feathers instead of a tail. She is not amused at a feeble human attempt to entertain her by combining two of her favorite things - mice and birds. In fact, when she attacked it that one time, she looked up at me with a "how could you?
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A good time to count your blessings
Alex McRae
      The 2007 Holiday Season is officially over. We've all counted our presents and soon, we'll be counting the cost. But this is also the perfect time to count something else ... the blessings this past year delivered to our doorsteps.
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Would Reagan vote for Ron Paul?
Matt Towery
      On Christmas Day, I glanced at the memorabilia from my years in politics. The photos and notes from Newt Gingrich. Candid shots of me with the likes of Jimmy Carter and of the brilliant mastermind of his presidential victory, Hamilton Jordan. Next were shots of me posing with Bill Clinton and then...
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GOP's last man standing
Robert Novak
      Sen. John McCain, given up for dead a few weeks ago as he ran a cash-starved, disorganized campaign, today is viewed by canny Republican professionals as the best bet to win the party's presidential nomination. What's more, they consider him their most realistic prospect to buck the overall Democr...
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      10 YEARS Jan. 1, 1998 STATE representative and motivational speaker Brooks P. Coleman Jr. of Duluth is the speaker for this year's annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet next Thursday, Jan. 8.
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