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    Get prepped for sweet summer with Franklin Living
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    May 7, 2021
    Oh man. Do we have a great magazine for you this month. I don’t know about you, but right now I’m still kicking the thermostat back over to heat durin...
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    Spring cleaning past front door
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    April 16, 2021
    Did you know April is Keep America Beautiful month? Like many of you, I’ve been trying to buckle down to a little spring cleaning around my home, scru...
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    How are you welcoming spring this year?
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    How are you welcoming spring this year?
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    April 9, 2021
    Let’s back up a few weeks and talk about the newspaper’s special spring section. Every year, I think, “What stories can we feature this year that aren...
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    Keeping sight of what matters most
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    March 28, 2021
    Masking vs. anti-masking. Vaccines vs. anti-vaxxers. Trump vs. Biden – and Republicans vs. Democrats more generally. Frankly, I’m exhausted of all the...
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    Shoutout to college students: Hang in there
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    Shoutout to college students: Hang in there
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    March 4, 2021
    It’s difficult to believe, but this May will be nine years since I graduated college and burst through the bubble of campus life at Auburn University ...
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    Winter weather evokes memory of snowstorm past
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    Winter weather evokes memory of snowstorm past
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    February 16, 2021
    It was 1998. The power had gone out some hours before, and our house was faltering against the biting cold outside. “Snowstorm brings treacherous driv...
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    Take next step: get COVID-19 vaccine
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    Take next step: get COVID-19 vaccine
    by Alison James 
    February 1, 2021
    It feels like we can finally see that light at the end of the tunnel, and no, it’s not a train. It’s our normal life, beckoning to us – at least, what...
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    Love overcomes COVID in bridal Franklin Living
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    January 12, 2021
    It has arrived! Our first magazine of 2021, our annual bridal edition, is now available. In writing the “letter from the editor” to open the magazine,...
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    Coloring contest brings something new to season
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    Coloring contest brings something new to season
    by Alison James 
    December 3, 2020
    One of the best parts of the holiday season is the tradition. There’s something comforting about knowing you’ll have the same things to look forward t...
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    COVID cancellations put damper on Christmas
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    COVID cancellations put damper on Christmas
    by Alison James 
    November 25, 2020
    Russellville Christmas parade? Cancelled. Chamber’s Holly Day? Cancelled. Vina Christmas parade? Cancelled. I don’t know about you, but for me, these ...
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