By Algie Ray Smith
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
For background on the series "Another Gift of the Magi," see Part I at http://www.theloganjournal.com/Stories.aspx?Article=guests189
Part II: Sledding on Summer Street Hill
A Christmas Story
After they were seated on the brown leather sofa, Grandfather related his story:
The first sn...
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By Commissioner James Comer
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
On Thanksgiving Day, many of us gather around a table and give thanks for our families, our friends, our jobs, and our health. This year, I hope you add to that list - and take a moment to thank a farmer.
The modern American farmer is a miracle of productivity and efficiency. The average American f...
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Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
While shopping and door-buster deals may be associated with this holiday, Thanksgiving, at its root, is about being thankful for the benefits, support, and blessings one has received. And it is at this moment we wanted to repeat our sentiment expressed last week, and thank the Bowling Green area com...
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By Sherrie Corum Pryor
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Editor’s Note: Auburn Baptist Church will honor Grover and Mary Corum at this Sunday’s service, beginning at 11 a.m. They married Aug. 10, 1946 and moved to Auburn in 1958. They have been members of the congregation ever since. They have three children—Vickie Corum, Allen Corum (an...
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By Algie Ray Smith
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Part One: The Miniature Bicycle
Third grader Marc Brand and his grandfather were out Christmas shopping. Grandfather, whom Marc called Ol Pa, was visiting from Sunnyside Beach, Fla. Marc’s mother was happy when her dad visited because she worried about him living all alone so far away.
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By Various Authors
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
The LoJo invited readers to share their memories of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who died 50 years ago today. Some of their submissions follow:
Porter McLean: “Nov. 22, 1963, Russellville High School, about 1:30 p.m I was a senior at RHS and remember this moment quite...
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By Patty Smith
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
The day that President Kennedy was assassinated is one that has never, ever, faded from mymemory.
It was lunch time and those of us who "walked to town" for lunch at Perry's Drugstore had gotten back just in time for our first class after lunch. (I remember we had tuna fish sandwiches and vanilla ...
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By Merry Lee Brewer
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
We all have a plate . . . some are fuller than others . . . some of us are looking around trying to decide what to put on it. How do we decide what we’re going to put on our plate? The answer seems to be simple enough: If we don’t like it, it ain’t goin’ on our plate.
Why ca...
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By Gilbert Friedell and Isaac Joyner
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
World Diabetes Day is Nov. 14, and we urgently need to address this plague right here at home. Diabetes is a major public health problem — an epidemic — in the United States. One out of 10 people over the age of 20 now has diabetes, primarily Type 2 or “adult onset” diabetes,...
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By Brenda Sisk Senseney
Posted on January 1, 0001 12:00 AM
Sylfoni’s Pizza, a Russellville icon for almost half a century, is being moved by current owner Karen Rainwaters from the backside of Bethel Shopping Center to the Logan Place shopping center. The LoJo asked Brenda Sisk Senseney, whose family began the business, to write a Guest Article about ...
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