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Remembering old-fashioned Thanksgiving dinners
I am like most of you who probably believe strongly about how good of a cook your mother is or was, especially during the holidays. My late mother, Charlotte Hope, was the absolute greatest cook. She made delicious dishes from scratch and with love. I recall watching her work all morning to prepare a feast
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Working together is essential for every family
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE I was not quite 5 years old when I stood, looking up the steps to our upstairs, yelling, “Mommy hurry, Mamaw is dying.” My grandmother Ina Hinkle and aunt Maude Hinkle were in the room trying to comfort my Mamaw Mollette. Throughout the morning she had been sick. She had complained
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Telling the Story: Remembering good things
BY DAWN REED When my family gets together, we love to reminisce. We get loud-really loud. Each of us tries to speak over the other, often interrupting to input their version of a story told countless times before. My nephew says we tell the same stories over and over. To that, I say, “So?” This
