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LiKEN: Share your flood photos and stories
BY MADISON MOONEY As the anniversary of last year’s devastating flooding in Martin County approaches, the community is once again emerging from weeks of extreme cold, snow, and icy conditions. The timing is a reminder of a growing reality: extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, causing repeated flooding and other environmental impacts
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Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl: Did it work for you?
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE The Super Bowl is now in the history books and already forgotten by most Americans. I do not know if there was more talk about the Seahawks and the Patriots or the Super Bowl halftime show. I admit, I had never heard of Bad Bunny until he was announced a few
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Old community schools were the best
I know I have written about this before, but I really miss the old community schools. Consolidation has gobbled up all of the old grade schools, junior highs and high schools. But those smaller grade schools were special and the heart of every community. Kids were able to attend classes with their friends and neighbors.
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Nancy Guthrie: Be prayerful, be alert
DR. GLENN MOLLETTE By the time you read this there will hopefully be good news about Nancy Guthrie. Our nation has prayed for her, her famous daughter, Savannah and her family. The abduction of this beautiful, charming 84-year-old woman is alarming and very concerning to us all. Nancy Guthrie is known as a sweet, beautiful
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Memories of winters from the past
This winter weather season has been one of the worst this region has seen in a while. But there have been much more severe winters in the past. I will get to that in a moment. But my sister Karen and I were talking about growing up and not having real snow boots like most
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Friendship is a two-way street
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Friendship is a two-way street. If a relationship is totally dependent on one person it will not last very long. If you have to make all the effort a friendship will soon die. One person does not make a friendship, marriage or any kind of relationship. The telephone works both ways.
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You might be a baby boomer…
If you were born in a certain time frame of the 1950s to the early 1960s, you are considered by some to be a “baby boomer.” If you remember some of these things from our past, you are certainly a boomer. The generation is often defined as people born between 1946 and 1964, during the
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Butt burning and winter safety
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Much of America is enjoying a large dose of winter this week. There will be more to come. This is butt-burning weather, but let me explain. When I was around 4 or 5 years old, I drank too much soda pop before I went to bed. It was a cold January
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Opinion: Transgender athlete issue just common sense
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments on a West Virginia law banning the participation of transgender athletes in middle and high school sports teams. The Court heard back-to-back oral arguments last week over two cases that could determine whether transgender women and girls can play on sports teams aligning with their gender identity. The
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Get rich in college sports?
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE The top 25 highest-paid college athletes by NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) valuation for the 2025-26 season include Arch Manning with a leading valuation of $6.8 million and Fernando Mendoza, who ranks within the top 25 with a valuation of approximately $2.2 million to $2.6 million, depending on the source. Top
