Alison James


Rediscover summer through eyes of child
Alison James, Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT
by Alison James 
July 8, 2022
When was the last time you had a water gun fight in the front yard? When was the last time you chased lighting bugs through the summer darkness? Had a...
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Alison James, Columnists, Opinion
by Alison James 
June 13, 2022
It’s a great blessing to live in an area of the country where many of your friends and neighbors are people of faith. With that in mind, hopefully man...
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Spring cleaning demands day in sun
Alison James, Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT
by Alison James 
April 22, 2022
The temperatures have warmed, the flowers are blooming, the pollen is beginning to settle thickly on every surface in sight, and that can mean only on...
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Alison James, Columnists, Opinion
by Alison James 
April 5, 2022
For spring break this year, a friend and I chose to embrace a little arts and culture. We saw a play performed by a community theatre group. We visite...
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Progress 2022 spotlights county’s best
Alison James, Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT
by Alison James 
March 3, 2022
What does it mean to be distinguished? This was the question I posed in my editor’s letter in this year’s edition of Progress – and it was a question ...
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Progress 2022 spotlights county’s best
Alison James, Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT
by Alison James 
March 2, 2022
What does it mean to be distinguished? This was the question I posed in my editor’s letter in this year’s edition of Progress – and it was a question ...
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Spring is coming
Alison James, Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT
by Alison James 
February 17, 2022
It’s less than five weeks away now, by the calendar: the first day of spring. The buttercups are blooming already, as are the azaleas and other beauti...
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Season of love returns
Alison James, Columnists, Opinion
by Alison James 
February 14, 2022
How do you measure a year? How about love? Valentine’s Day is here, and everywhere you look, you can see its influence in our community. Florists have...
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To all pet-lovers of Franklin County
Alison James, Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT
by Alison James 
February 11, 2022
“I know you’re not a pet person.” That’s what a friend said to me recently after I was asking about the puppy she and her husband just adopted from th...
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To all pet-lovers of Franklin County
Alison James, Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT
by Alison James 
January 31, 2022
“I know you’re not a pet person.” That’s what a friend said to me recently after I was asking about the puppy she and her husband just adopted from th...
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