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Speaking on ... separateness and togetherness
A wise person once said, “No man is an island.” This simple statement is a reminder that a person affects and is affected by the persons, places, and things around him. It is impossible to underst...
Mar 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Library corner: ‘Book Buddies’ needed
The library has a wonderful program called “Book Buddies.” Book Buddies is a volunteer service offered by the library to bring books to Bradley County residents who, are homebound. Special volunte...
Mar 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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WRIGHT WAY: God, fate and you
No one can know everything about God and what He does, but should that prevent a person from trying to draw closer to their heavenly Father and understanding His ways better? One of the great myst...
Mar 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
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Speaking on ... Love languages
When we feel secure in the love of significant others, our attitudes, our actions — even our thoughts — become notably more positive. Whether we admit it or not, we all need love — a substantial a...
Mar 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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WRIGHT WAY: Health and happiness now
When I was a child I had double pneumonia, meaning the infection was in both my lungs. My parents were told I would not survive a second similar bout. After I recovered my mom gave me a vitamin eve...
Mar 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 55 55 recommendations | email to a friend
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WRIGHT WAY: The secret to success?
Movie mogul Tyler Perry was asked how a black youth, born in poverty and raised in an abusive home, made it to become Forbes highest paid man in entertainment in 2011, earning $130 million. Perry g...
Feb 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 64 64 recommendations | email to a friend
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WRIGHT WAY: The God of mercy
English poet Alexander Pope wrote, “Teach me to feel another’s woe, to hide the fault I see: That mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.” His “Universal Prayer” is a very popular poem becau...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 79 79 recommendations | email to a friend
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WRIGHT WAY: Teacher-student relationships
An article in Education Week titled, “Lingering Shame: Sexual Abuse of Students by School Employees,” stated, “Most of America’s educators are dedicated professionals who wouldn’t dream of crossing...
Feb 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 81 81 recommendations | email to a friend
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Library corner: Programs for ‘Tweens’ offered
Tweens are children who fall in between being a child and a teenager. They are children in the sense that they are not yet teenagers but they differ from small children in that they are not primari...
Feb 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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WRIGHT WAY: Why act with tact?
It takes skill to successfully navigate through a sea of people who rush from one venture to another in this fast-paced blur we call life. In the process, good manners often fall by the wayside and...
Feb 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 84 84 recommendations | email to a friend
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