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By RAY POPEWarm, cold, warm, cooler, how about some real spring like weather? I believe that is what the majority of us are waiting for. Thunderstorms moved through here last night pelting us with hard driving rain that really had my wind chime ringing ou...
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By KEN BECKSpecial to The Wilson PostGet to talking baseball with Skip Nipper and a visitor may just never get away.The 59-year-old sales representative for New Era baseball caps, who makes Mt. Juliet his home base, is passionate about the sport known as ...
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Easter is fast approaching, so now is the perfect time to turn to page 55 of Wilson Living Magazine and use all of your Shop Wilson Living Coupons before they expire. The first stop on your agenda this week must be Honey Baked Ham Company and Café ...
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By U.S. Rep. JIM COOPERCancer nearly killed me eight years ago. I know how crucial good health care is to each and every one of us in Wilson County. Our health care system is broken. Despite all the great work by our local physicians, nurses and Uni...
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By GEORGE ROBERTSON, M.D.Tennessee is the fattest state in the union, according to a recent study, except for Mississippi which is all right because if you are in the overweight mind frame you can always find someone bigger than you are.I don’t have...
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To the Editor:I received a letter from Judy King asking for pictures of soldiers listed on the Vietnam Wall. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (“The Wall”) is in the process of building an education center near “The Wall” and need...
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To the Editor:I don't know if The Wilson Post's John L. Sloan has ever written a book on his sporting experiences, especially fishing, but I hope if he hasn't that he does. John has got to be one of the best outdoor writers I have ever r...
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By GEORGE ROBERTSON, M.D.At least 2-1/2 years ago, Jeff Hallums had a dream of a mission trip for his church family that would involve evangelism and maybe some building. He thought that his church family could be brought closer together after he had part...
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By ANNE DONNELL I don’t think people, particularly “media people,” are distinguishing “opportunistic” from “opportune.” I hope this doesn’t seem too arcane for your column. Please comment on the matter. Than...
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Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a two-part series regarding Lebanon Special School District teacher Greg Love and his book, There Is an Urgency. Part two will run in the March 24 edition of The Wilson Post.By KEN BECKSpecial to The Wilso...
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Editor’s Note: This is the second and final part of a series about Lebanon Special School District teacher Greg Love and his book, There Is an Urgency.By KEN BECKSpecial to The Wilson Post“I stalked Bobby. I began planning this whole torture-r...
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Dear Ken: What has happened with actress Lynda Carter, who used to star on TV as Wonder Woman? Carter, 58, a native of Phoenix, Ariz., has worked in theater in the past few years and done voiceover work for video games. Since 2005 she has been in the film...
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By Angel KaneWilson Living MagazineIn our house, we have lots of rules. My favorite rule by far is the law of equals. It is not a rule that I established, but over time has taken hold and I have come to cherish it. It goes something like this….&ldq...
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By GARY KEITHWilson County Commissioner 17th DistrictAlready there is much talk about the approaching elections. There will be a General Election for local government offices on Aug. 5, which will also be the election date for Primary Elections and a Gene...
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By FRANK GIBSON It’s national “Sunshine Week,” a time for Americans to take stock in the value of open government, and this year it may be more relevant than any of the previous four.Newspapers and other media are encouraged to put a spo...
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To the Editor:Nanci Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Obama, the "Unholy Triumvirate," are trying to ram the Health Care Bill by hook or crook. If they don't have their votes soon, they plan to use an illegal procedure called "deeming." That...
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By SAM HATCHERThere's a flier in my office at home that says "Special at Tuckers Café . . .Til Times Get Better, Two Eggs (fried or scrambled) with Tuckers Breakfast Bacon and Buttered Toast . . . 5 cents."I'm not sure of the exac...
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By ANNE DONNELLIn an e-mail dated 2/15/2010 to The Jonesboro Sun ( published 2/21) Kelly Craft wrote, “[Since first voting in 1972] I … have observed our political life in decline, spiraling downward on a course of shameless blaming and irres...
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I can always tell when spring arrives. It usually starts with full blown allergy attacks in my house. Honestly, I could care less. I can handle any amount of allergies if it means winter is on its way out and warmer, sunnier weather is on its way in...
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Once upon a time there was a little boy who, at 6 years old was ready for the rite of passage all children look forward to. He was anxious for a visit from that enigmatic character he had heard all his snaggle toothed little friends talk about. He was rea...
