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    Rediscover summer through eyes of child
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    Rediscover summer through eyes of child
    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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    Don’t forget Vacation Bible School
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    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
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    Spring cleaning demands day in sun
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    April 22, 2022
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    Find opportunities for culture in community
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    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
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    Progress 2022 spotlights county’s best
    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
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    Progress 2022 spotlights county’s best
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    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
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    Spring is coming
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    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
    Season of love returns
    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
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    To all pet-lovers of Franklin County
    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
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    To all pet-lovers of Franklin County
    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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