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By KENNY MARTINEconomic and Community Development Director, City Liaison, Mt. JulietThe weather outside has been unpredictable to say the least. Think about it. Toward the end of January we had a tornado in Robertson County on Sunday and 60 degree tempera...
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By ANNE DONNELL What do you think about all this “politically correct” business we hear about nowadays? Is it just more empty language, disguising lack of real concern? Is it really based on respect? It certainly seems to get more attenti...
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By ANNE DONNELLSometimes we’re numbed by the ordinary and miss greatness as it moves among us. We’ve reached for celebrity and celebrities, accepting their luxuries, their awards, their performances, as matters of high importance. Yet, what ri...
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By GEORGE ROBERTSON, M.D.A midwinter trip south seems to have defrosted my circulation. We flew to Quito, Ecuador and then to Baltra airport on the Galapagos Islands. Sea lions greeted us at the port where the Zodiac raft boats transported us to the Explo...
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To the Editor:Opinion polls say that voter's main worry is now the economy, not the war, but there is no way to disentangle the two. The question is not whether the economy has been weakened by the war, the question is how much. According to acclaimed...
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By ANGEL KANEWilson Living MagazineSaturday morning as I walked around my house, room by room…I was in a state of deep depression.My house, my home, my hearth, the place I come to for peace and comfort - was a FREAKIN mess!!!Four weeks prior,...
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By GEORGE ROBERTSON, M.D. After my column on the large electric bill for last month, I was visited by a nice man from the electric company. Dave Smith Jr. was concerned that the public might think that a doctor was having to borrow money to pay his e...
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To the Editor:On Thursday, Feb. 4, Ken Cook testified in a U.S. Senate hearing. He told the Senators, “Babies are coming into this world pre-polluted with toxic chemicals.”When EWG, Environmental Working Group, tested the umbilical cord blood ...
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By ANNE DONNELLI heard a newscaster just the other day say “git a holt uv.” The “t” she added to “hold” was clearly pronounced. I knew you’d love it. I’d be pleased if you’d comment. Thank you, -I...
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Lookouts, firefighters protected forests, wildlife, peopleBy KEN BECKSpecial to The Wilson Post Like Smokey Bear says, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” But back in the day before there were cell phones, 9-1-1 calls and economic aerial dete...
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By KEN BECKSpecial to The Wilson PostShe may be the mother of the new mayor of Memphis, but Mary Alice Wharton had four other children, and the one thing that she and her late husband, A C Wharton Sr., made sure of was that each child was going to college...
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Dear Ken: I remember a TV series from the 1950s about a couple of ghosts that lived with a banker. I think there was also a ghost dog. My family tells me I am imagining things. Can you help?Well, sure. The show was titled “Topper” and ran from...
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Many years ago women would gather in living rooms across America in the name of sanity, fellowship and most of all, Tupperware. This party has now evolved into something with a little more pizzazz, a little more excitement, a little more… alcohol. ...
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To the Editor:I would like to respond to District 19 Wilson County Commissioner LT. Jenkins’s letter about the City of Lebanon’s request for an accounting of how much money is spent by the Wilson County government for and on behalf of City res...
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To the Editor:That’s great news about the Music City Star adding a third train car to its morning and afternoon trips. (See The Wilson Post, Friday, Jan. 29.)...
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To the Editor:I do so appreciate the column written by Dr. Steven Livingston on adding fluoride to water. He relayed my sentiments in so many ways.Even though fluoride may benefit the teeth of children, it can also lead to attention deficit hyperactivity....
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By GEORGE ROBERTSON, M.D.Dr. Robert Whitaker and Dr. Mark Pearson recently returned from a nine-day trip to Haiti. Healing Hands International helped with the travel expense for the two doctors who responded to the needs of this devastated country. They h...
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To the Editor:The Christmas of 2009 will probably be remembered by a lot of people in Wilson County, and today's children will surely tell their grandchildren about the hardships with the economy. However, in Wilson County there are a lot of children ...
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By SAM HATCHEROur youngest daughter graduated from college last year and has entered the real world.Or perhaps I should say she thinks she has entered the real world.She has a job. She gets up early in the morning and commutes daily to Nashville to that j...
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I’m one of those people. I watch the weather - religiously. And I think there is something seriously wrong with those of you who don’t.Be it a thunderstorm, flood or blizzard - I’m never caught off-guard. In fact, Lisa Patton is one of m...
