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Family Works: Speaking on anger — exploding
Two men began a friendly conversation at a bar in Alabama. Eventually, for some unknown reason, the subject turned to hair. Both men quickly entered into a fierce argument concerning which one of t...
Dec 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Library Corner: Gadget Week workshops to begin in January 2013
Christmas greetings are sent to all our patrons from the staff at the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library. May you have a safe and blessed Holiday. The library will be closed Dec. 24, 25, and...
Dec 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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WRIGHT WAY: When children are murdered
I felt overwhelmed with sadness at the news of 20 children and 6 adults gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14. Like many of you, I cried and am still mourning t...
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Speaking on anger — stuffing
Busy since 7 a.m., there remained only a few necessary things that I had to get done before calling it a day when an attractive woman in her mid-30s appeared in my office. She was sobbing so hard t...
Dec 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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WRIGHT WAY: A gamble worth taking?
A man walked into a butcher’s shop and asked the butcher, “Are you a gambling man?” The butcher said, “Yes.” The man replies, “I’ll bet you $50 that you can’t reach up and touch that meat hanging ...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 77 77 recommendations | email to a friend
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Speaking on anger — blaming
I still remember the first time Betty appeared in my office. I didn’t know her age and still don’t, but I would have guessed that she had to be a 100-plus years. What was most memorable about Betty...
Dec 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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WRIGHT WAY: A light on Christmas traditions
As nativity scenes adorn the holiday season across the globe a recent announcement has raised questions about the accuracy of the traditional images associated with the birth of Christ. According ...
Dec 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 94 94 recommendations | email to a friend
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Speaking on feeling anger
“We never fight.” When I hear these words from a married couple, I shudder. My response is always the same. With an obviously questioning look I ask, “Never?” And the couples’ responses are alway...
Dec 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Around Cleveland 12-2
The Five Points Holly Jolly Arts Festival, sponsored by Larry Hill Ford continues today at the Museum Center at Five Points from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Activities include the museum store artist ...
Dec 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wright Way: A Mayan doomsday calendar?
Are you among the 1 in 10 Americans who are estimated to be anxious about surviving past Dec. 21, 2012, due to fears that an ancient Mayan calendar is somehow linked to the end of the world? One as...
Nov 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 67 67 recommendations | email to a friend
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