When I was a boy, and overalls were 39 cents

Come reminisce with me! It is August! Dog Days, mosquitoes, gnats, sore eyes, and hot and humid days and nights lay ahead!

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How will history remember the ‘lintheads’?
Aug06

How will history remember the ‘lintheads’?

Some might recognize the word lintheads, while others may not and that is understandable.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you, Howard Garland, for telling the truth about water/sewer woes

(This letter is in response to a July 15 column, “Darlington’s Water Woes,” which quoted a presentation by City Manager Howard Garland on how the city’s water/sewer problems had developed.) Howard speaks the truth. I moved to Lebanon, Ill., in 1981, and water/sewer pipes were over 100-150 years old. Our newly elected mayor, Bill Best, was pushing a proposal to do a $1 million renovation to our water and sewer system. Our town...

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In that precious time of boyhood summers, our family would drive from Lincoln County, Georgia, to the North Carolina Mountains.
Jul21

In that precious time of boyhood summers, our family would drive from Lincoln County, Georgia, to the North Carolina Mountains.

The man owed me 40 cents, the wages for a full day’s work!

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Tallulah Point Outlook, Part 1: An icon endures no more
Jul21

Tallulah Point Outlook, Part 1: An icon endures no more

In that precious time of boyhood summers, our family would drive from Lincoln County, Georgia, to the North Carolina Mountains.

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Opinion, news or editorial? Sometimes readers can’t tell

In print, it’s fairly clear what’s an opinion piece and what’s a news article.

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