Thursday, September 28, 2006

The Senior Adult Years: Are They the Best?

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America's adult population is growing year by year. We once considered those above age 65 as being "seniors." But now, with re...
Thursday, September 21, 2006

Mountain folk – the way we are

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Those of us born and reared in the Appalachian Mountains have certain distinctive characteristics. (Note: education tells us to call our up-...
Thursday, September 14, 2006

Recounting High Humor of the Hills

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Some of the stories were written down in a century-old ledger book that belonged to James Harry Turner's grandfather, James Lon Turner (...
Thursday, September 7, 2006

Georgia’s highest peak – Brasstown Bald

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Both Union and Towns counties claim portions of Georgia's highest mountain, Brasstown Bald. Before Towns County was formed from Union in...
Thursday, August 31, 2006

No Coincidence: To Learn of the Late Emma Lena Nix Dyer (1889-1955)

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Webster defines “coincidence” as “the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection.” Notic...
Thursday, August 24, 2006

Going home, A tribute to John Paul Souther (1915-2006)

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Lt. Col. (Retired) John Paul Souther and wife, Virginia Parks Souther September 23, 2000. In his book War Not Forgotten: A Frontline Office...
Thursday, August 17, 2006

The Matheson Cove: In the Shadow of the Devil's Post Office

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Mr. Steve Oakley, Director of the Union County Historical Society Museum in the majestic, restored old courthouse on the square in Blairsvil...