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    Rediscover summer through eyes of child
    Alison James, Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT
    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
    Alison James, Columnists, Opinion
    Don’t forget Vacation Bible School
    by Alison James 
    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
    Alison James, Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT
    Spring cleaning demands day in sun
    by Alison James 
    April 22, 2022
    The temperatures have warmed, the flowers are blooming, the pollen is beginning to settle thickly on every surface in sight, and that can mean only on...
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    Find opportunities for culture in community
    Alison James, Columnists, Opinion
    Find opportunities for culture in community
    by Alison James 
    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
    Alison James, Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT
    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
    Alison James, Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT
    Progress 2022 spotlights county’s best
    by Alison James 
    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
    Alison James, Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT
    Spring is coming
    by Alison James 
    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
    Alison James, Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT
    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
    Alison James, Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT
    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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