Poem A Day – Nov. 7, 2016
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What Shines Does Not Always Need To
Adam Clay
Because today we did not leave this world,
We now embody a prominence within it,
Even amidst its indifference to our actions,
Whether ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 6, 2016
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The Map
Marie Howe
The failure of love might account for most of the suffering in the world.
The girl was going over her global studies homework
drawing the map with her ... Continue Reading →
Diversified Tax Tidbits – ‘Bunch’ tax deductions
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by Mark A. Burns
You may be wondering what the title of this column refers to. The bunching concept will not be applicable for many people, but if you can take advantage ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 5, 2016
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Native Memory
Ansel Elkins
River was my first word
after mama.
I grew up with the names of rivers
on my tongue: the Coosa,
the Tallapoosa, the Black Warrior;
the sound of ... Continue Reading →
It Happened in Middlebury – Civil War took Bronson family member
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By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
On the same day, May 2, 1863, that Confederate General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson lay mortally wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville, ... Continue Reading →
Veterans Post – VA spends big to speed disability exam claims
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by Freddy Groves
The Department of Veterans Affairs just announced it awarded $6.8 billion in contracts to improve the Medical Disability Examination process and get veterans’ ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 3, 2016
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Descent of the Composer
Airea D. Matthews
When I mention the ravages of now, I mean to say, then.
I mean to say the rough-hewn edges of time and space,
a continuum that ... Continue Reading →
Senior News Line – Thinking of going back to work?
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by Matilda Charles
If you’ve considered going back to work, either for financial reasons or to have something to do, there are a number of jobs that might ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 2, 2016
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Talisman
Marianne Moore
Under a splintered mast,
torn from ship and cast
near her hull,
a stumbling shepherd found
embedded in the ground,
a sea-gull
of lapis lazuli,
a ... Continue Reading →
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