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OpinionFielder’s Choice Friendliness Hospitality is such an important ingredient in so many successful recipes. I like going places where the people are kind. And I usually go back – again and again. Close to Nowhere Old lady disease? Some of my favorite people in the world are old ladies! The first “old lady” that I really knew was my husband’s grandmother. (My grandmothers lived long distances away and I saw them infrequently -- my grandfathers were both deceased.) The Preacher’s Corner I have found that life is the best teacher Many people know the ancient Greek story of Sisyphus and his rock. He was a mythical king who was punished by being set to the task of pushing a large rock up a hill, only to watch it roll down again, and to have to repeat this through eternity. I think every preacher can identify with old Sisyphus when faced with ‘the relentless return of the Sabbath’ and the necessity of thinking up a sermon for every Sunday that rolls by. Letters to the Editor Square needs cleaning: As a citizen of Holly Springs I am concerned about the beauty of our town square. Walking around the square, I see litter everywhere; name it, I have seen it (cigarette butts galore, fast food containers, newspaper and all other kinds of litter). Even in the concrete planters, there are cigarette butts and waste paper. Hometown Heroes Please take time to remember our local “heroes” who are serving in war zones around the world. Welcome Home Brandon W. Freeman James Marcus Anthony, Army, 2nd tour, IraqMark W. Clark II, Army, Iraq Battle Ewing, Army, Iraq Lee (Brandon) Hutchens, Marines, Iraq George Frank Frayser, Army, 3rd tour, Iraq Charles Fairbairn, Army, Iraq, ’05-06; now in Afghanistan Jarod Grimes, Army, Iraq Timothy Hardaway, Army, Iraq Henry A. Jones, Army, Iraq Donnie Kirksey, Marines, Iraq Kelvin O. Luse, Marines, 2nd tour, Iraq Matthew McArthur, Marines, Iraq Michael McClatchy, Army, Iraq George Merritt, Marines, Iraq Chad Minor, Air Force William D. Payton Jr., Air Force, Kuwait Chadwick (Chad) Phillips, Army, 2nd tour, Iraq Deron Randolph, Marines, Iraq Ben Rogers, Army Ranger, Iraq John Snow, Army, 2 tours Iraq, now in Afghanistan Charles (Will) Stanback, National Guard, Iraq Mitch Swann, Army, Iraq Stephnie Taylor, Air Force, Iraq Lynwood Turner, National Guard, 2nd tour, Iraq Charles Weathersby, Marines, Iraq Supporting Our Troops If you’d like to add a name to this list, please contact The South Reporter, attn. Linda Jones, P.O. Box 278, Holly Springs, MS 38635; 662-252-4261; or email: south@dixie-net.com |
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