Teenage Drinking
      As this is being written, word is coming in on the cable news channels that actress Lindsay Lohan has, once again, been arrested and charged with diving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Just two weeks ago the 22 year-old checked out of a rehabilitation facility wearing an alcohol monit...
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RFD
By Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager The True Citizen
      Congratulations to Tim and Jaime Carey on the birth of their son, Wyatt Thomas, born Friday, July 20 at Burke Medical Center in Waynesboro. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 1/2 ounces and was 20 inches long. Jaime's sister, Jennifer Barefield, called us about 9:30 the night before Wyatt was born to let us...
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Looking Back
      10 years ago: July 23, 1997 Ten dogs and cats found dead in Sardis were believed to have been poisoned. The animals, including strays and house pets, died after eating poison-laced hamburger. Five-year-old Kyle Wilson caught a 9-pound bass in his grandfather's pond.
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LOOKING FOR THE SHORT ROWS
Marshall Singletary
      "We'll rest at the end of the row, Son." Those words from my father always brought a smile and a bit of hope as we worked together in the fields. If I could keep up for one more row, we could rest for a little while beneath the shade of a friendly tree. The rows were long, and the sun was hot. It...
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SONNY'S LEGACY
Bill Shipp
      Already, we are talking about President Bush's legacy and wondering how and for what he will be remembered. After next year's legislative session, Gov. Sonny Perdue officially enters lame-duck territory. He's preparing now to add "emeritus" to his title.
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Dixie Divas
THE SOUGHT AFTER DIVA
      It may be interesting to you and even completely unbelievable to learn that I am an incredibly sought after single womanManydesire to make my acquaintance in unmasked hopes of leading to longterm romantic relationships. I'm beginning to think that I could sell myself for a small fortune as a mai...
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TO KILL A MAGNOLIA TREE
Lucy Adams
      She's gone and done it now. Charlotte, ignoring all my warnings, all her home training, cut down a magnolia tree.
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Letter to the Editor
No to 'flat tax'
      Editor: While this individual is a conservative on "Family Values" and opposes same-sex marriage, abortion on demand as a means of birth control except in cases of incest, rape and when the life of the mother is in danger, I have reservations on some fiscal policies that have come out of Washing...
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