Blame misplaced ... it’s business
     A letter has been circulating since Saturday that seeks to blame the Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce for the author’s perceived notion that “the business hub of the county is rapidly disappearing as stores continue to close.” Though we have repeatedly tried to persuade him to allow us to publish his letter, he declines for fear of harrassment.
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The mighty Florida Gators finally beaten so next year the Bulldogs can take a bite
By KIP BURKE news editor
      Although their season is over, Georgia Bulldog football fans finally have something to cheer about – the mightily hated Florida Gators are finally defeated.
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Book Review
Playing the Enemy By JOHN CARLIN
Reviewed by PEGGY BARNETT
     The quotation on the opening page of this book, subtitled “Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation,” is by Nelson Mandela: “Don’t address their brains. Address their hearts.” Most of us know of Mandela, his difficult history and his amazing success in building the nation of South Africa.
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Jefferson’s Jimmy Loggins is real character, man of woods
By LORAN SMITH columnist
      JEFFERSON – As the crow flies, perhaps a couple of miles from the spot on Jefferson Street where Crawford W. Long discovered anesthesia, there is a community lake where the fish are plentiful and the hospitality is equally abundant.
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