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maintaining a fifty-seven year tradition of commenting on things that interest me...

Sunday, September 30, 2018

Gray Rocks

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Erin Gray once came to my house and gave me a piece of the moon.  Yeah, I know it sounds weird, but it's true! Gray is most fondly rem...
Friday, September 28, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 9/30/1968 to 10/6/1968

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Now this is fast-tracking: just a week after the Board of Regents approved the proposal for a junior college in Floyd County contingent on ...
Friday, September 21, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 9/23/1968 to 9/29/1968

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The week began with only three undefeated high school football teams in this part of Northwest Georgia: West Rome, Trion, and Chattooga. Tha...
Friday, September 14, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 9/16/1968 to 9/22/1968

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The 20th annual Coosa Valley Fair kicked off its six-day run-on Monday, September 15th; the vocal group the Ink Spots took part in the openi...
Sunday, September 09, 2018

Life in Four Colors Sidebar - Believe It Or Not...

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I love comics. That's no secret. I've owned tens of thousands of comics in my lifetime. What may be surprising, though, is what I ...
Friday, September 07, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 9/9/1968 to 9/15/1968

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It was midterm primary time this week in 1968, but apparently no one noticed: the vote turnout was estimated at only 8%. Local officials bla...
Thursday, September 06, 2018

Burt's Place

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I was sad to hear about Burt Reynolds' death. I have only had two dealings with him, and both made an unforgettable impression on me. ...
Friday, August 31, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 9/2/1968 to 9/8/1968

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Rome City Schools' decision to eliminate new tuition students for the 1968-1969 school year accomplished exactly what the system hoped i...
Friday, August 24, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 8/26/1968 to 9/1/1968

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The last week of August 1968 in West Rome was a slow one. Summer (well, what students call summer--not the meteorological season, but the ti...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

Crossing Paths

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"Move your cart. We can't get through." He looked up from the cookie and cracker shelf, made eye contact with the stocky blo...
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