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By ANNE DONNELL When do you say (or write) “farther,” and when is it “further”? Believe it or not, this came up at our church service last Sunday. -Tuned In (Mostly) I liked the refreshing modesty of noting (Mostly) after the...
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Dear Ken: Did Stephen Collins, who played the father, Rev. Eric Camden, on “7th Heaven,” star in any other TV series? Collins, 62, starred in several shows before he struck gold with “Heaven,” which ran for 11 seasons. In fact, wo...
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By KEN BECK Special to The Wilson Post Say hey to the Hay Man. That’s the name by which most farmers and horse people know Richard Quintal, local hay broker and Massachusetts expatriate, who keeps his barn full of hay bales in a southeast nook o...
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By Ray Pope I would like to thank my many friends and readers who took the time to send cards and emails to my family in our time of grief and for the many visitors to the funeral home. This is the closest of kin that we have lost and it will take t...
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By Margaret Partee In the late spring I noticed that a bird had built a nest atop the smoke alarm that is inside my carport. It was very similar to one I had seen in previous years stuck to the top of a security light under the eaves at the back of my...
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By Angel Kane One thing all the ladies of Wilson Living have in common is that we love to shop!! So we were so excited to hear that a new children’s boutique is opening at the Mill in Lebanon this weekend. Hadley and Finn Children’...
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I’m hiding out; in my bedroom, on a Friday night, watching the Golden Girls. Don’t pity me. I love those girls. In fact, they’re the highlight of my evening. You see, this week I have played hostess to my brother, his wife and their t...
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By SAM HATCHER For more than three hours last Friday night fire fighters from Wilson County Emergency Management Agency fought a hopeless situation. They were dispatched to the residence of Frank and Carolyn Dudley on C...
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By GEORGE ROBERTSON, M.D. A few days ago, the members of the Carol Oakland Community club and their guests met at the end of Belotes Ferry Road, 55 of them in all, for a yearly ritual which put an end to the spring fish catch. Tommy Fullington supplie...
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To the Editor: I rarely ever write to newspapers, either to complain or to reward praise, but I feel compelled now though to reward some well deserved praise. I live in the country outside of our wonderful city of Lebanon. This is home. We, the peop...
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By GEORGE ROBERTSON, M.D. As I was getting ready to enter the front door of the hospital the other day I saw a beautiful bird lying on its back gasping for breath on the hot pavement near the front door. On closer inspection the bird was apparently su...
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By W.H. WATERS In the long ago, I was born into a family and had a brother whose name was George Hugh Waters. He started at Vanderbilt in 1929, the same year I started school. Never believe that age and distance ever barred us from ...
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By SAM HATCHERWe make mention on our front page that the newspaper today contains the 2010 Wilson County Fair catalogue or program book.It’s a big deal, trust me.This 96-page book doesn’t just drop into place but rather it is carefully born wi...
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To the Editor:First, we would like to thank the hundreds of children who showed up on June 12 in the near 100-degree weather to enjoy our 5th Annual Comm Unity Fest. We want to thank the folks who helped and supported our efforts. It is important that we ...
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By ANNE DONNELL I suppose because it is graduation season, and people are donning those caps and gowns, we’re hearing once again about people getting degrees by finishing high school. Please set the record straight on this. Thank you, &nb...
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Dear Ken: Can you provide some background on Robert Redford? What was his first movie role? Where did he grow up?Redford, 73, was born the son of an accountant in Santa Monica, Calif., and he went to high school in Los Angeles where he played on the same ...
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By KEN BECKSpecial to The Wilson Post There’s far more to being a blacksmith than tacking horseshoes to horses’ hooves.For blacksmith-farrier Tim Goolsby, who has had a shop for the past 14 years on Sherilltown Road outside of Watertown,...
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By Ray Pope Where have all the Hummingbirds Gone? If I have been asked once, I've been asked several hundred times. I’ve had telephone calls, e-mails, and people that I run into at the various stores or restaurants ask me, “Wher...
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By ANGEL KANE Even though the weather is hot, hot, hot, the ladies of Wilson Living are hard at work shopping for Christmas!!! That’s right, Wilson Living Magazine is once again preparing to host the Second Annual Wilson Living Holiday Expo at...
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I read a blog recently and the 22 year old blogger requested readers write a letter offering advice to the younger you, a 20 year old you. I tried to think of how many times I’ve heard people, my dad in particular, say, “If only I could go ...
