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The lost art of letter writing
The art of writing a letter to a family member or friend is a thing of the past. Writing a letter and mailing it to someone has become very rare indeed. Handwritten correspondence between individuals has become a thing of the past. With email, social media and other internet platforms – communicating by letter just…
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A potpourri of thoughts
It is simply disgusting seeing how much litter lines our roadways and ditches. It is sickening to see this month after month. There are people in this area that have no pride. My wife and I recently went out of town on vacation and the thing I noticed a lot was the lack of litter…
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Mud baths, sea lions, Old Faithful, Golden Gate Bridge
Three days in San Francisco BY VICKI LOVERN The farthest I’ve ever traveled was to San Francisco in 2007. My daughter, Tina, “had” to attend a physician assistant conference in Napa Valley and asked me to go with her. “You always said you wanted to see California,” she told me when at first I seemed…
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A common sense issue
Whether you’re a liberal Democrat, a conservative Republican or moderate Independent, I do not see how you can support male transgender athletes wanting to play in women’s sports. Physically, male transgenders have a natural physical advantage over most women and girls. It can be dangerous for females to play against these men who “identify” as females.…
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Living through a disaster can be trying times
Living through the devastation of a flood like the Tug Valley went through a couple of weeks ago is very tough, both mentally and physically. Those affected have the psychological stress to go through when trying to evaluate the destruction. They have to figure out where to start. Cleaning up the mud and muck is…
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Tug Valley residents will rebound from recent flooding
There is no doubt the communities that make up the Tug Valley area in Mingo, Pike and Martin counties have had their share of disasters when it comes to flooding throughout the years. Most everyone with a few years on them remembers the historic 1977 flood, the worst flood on record, that literally changed the…
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Government wasteful spending is way out of hand
I truly cannot understand why so many far left-wing democrats are so upset with DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) and where they are finding billions of dollars of your wasted tax dollars. So many of them are complaining about Elon Musk, who President Donald Trump placed in charge of auditing this government and the wasteful…
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A Valentine’s Day Love Story
BY VICKI LOVERN (Editor’s Note: This week’s Kyle’s Korner is a guest column written by his wife Vicki Lovern.) I met Kyle when my daughter, Tina, was a senior in high school, or I should say, we met again. We had known each other since childhood and had grown up in the same small town…
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United States safer without violent criminals and gang members
President Donald Trump and his staff have hit the ground running. Especially when it comes to arresting violent criminals who are illegal immigrants and sending them back to their country of origin. I.C.E. (Immigration Customs Enforcement) started their roundup on day No. 1. Since then, thousands have been arrested and many have already been loaded…
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Proud of Cardinals, Panthers on these cold winter days
The recent extremely cold winter weather has been tough on everyone. But some good things have happened over the last week or so. Big congratulations go out to both of Martin County’s high school basketball teams. The Lady Cards, led and coached by local legend Robin Harmon Newsome, won the 15th Region All “A” Classic…