Sometimes you can go home again
      Hillary Lindsey's concert last Saturday night was the best thing that has happened here for a long time. It was first class from start to finish and only those who attended can fully appreciate what it meant to this community. Probably 1,000 people sat and listened as Hillary sang her incredible ...
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Make a good and faithful decision
      It's time for action. The time for indecisive and deliberate avoidance of the hospital regeneration issue has passed. There has been plenty of time for research and any postponement of a decision by the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners would indicate of a lack of progressive leadership in that...
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      Carrie Underwood, an American Idol winner, took Hillary Lindsey's Grammywinning Best Country Song, "Jesus Take the Wheel," to No. 1 on the charts. Last week, LaKisha Jones sang the song on the current season's American Idol show. Do you watch American Idol?
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THE ACADEMIC CORNER
Being a 'Good Citizen'
      What does it mean to be a "good citizen?" Boys and girls at Washington-Wilkes Primary School know! They understand that good citizenship means showing responsibility, sharing, helping others, and being honest. They also know that a good citizen does the right thing, even when no one is looking!
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Survival skills for restaurant eating
      Do you eat out several times a week? Restaurant and take-out meals can be high in fat, sugar and sodium while being low in fiber. The large portions in many restaurants also cause us to overeat leading to obesity. How we eat affects our risk for chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart dise...
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