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As we get older it’s nice to stop and reflect on the things that we’ve learned throughout life. If we do that from time to time, we can all come up with a long list of lessons …
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Doug
Dezotell
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7/2/22
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Fireworks. Cookouts. Baseball games. Concerts. Family trips. Like Christmas we sometimes forget what July 4th all is about.
The Fourth of July has been a special day in the founding of our …
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Mark
McGee
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7/2/22
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If you were to ask most six year old boys what they wanted to be when they grew up, you would receive answers such as: I want to be an astronaut…I want to be a fireman…I want to be a …
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Doug Dezotell
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6/25/22
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Dare we consider the state of the United States of America?
Mass shootings are becoming an everyday occurrence. Murder rates in general are increasing in many cities. People are being beaten, …
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Mark McGee
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6/25/22
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Bedford County, like many other surrounding areas, has a homeless issue. Is it larger than others?
Regardless, it is still something that has to be dealt with in a proper manner. Given the …
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Dawn Hankins
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6/25/22
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If you want to improve the quality of life in Shelbyville and Bedford County, you can’t do it sitting in your recliner and watching reruns of old television shows.
You need to get …
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Mark McGee
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6/18/22
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Happy Father’s Day Weekend to all the Daddys out there in T-G Land!
One of the things I remember looking back when my children were little is their constant requests for glasses of water or …
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Doug Dezotell
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6/18/22
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Development has its benefits.
Prospective new development has fueled what years of begging and pleading by longtime locals couldn’t accomplish: The state is signalizing the U.S. 231 …
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By David Melson
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6/18/22
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta once said, “At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be …
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Doug Dezotell
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6/11/22
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I don’t want to sound like an old man yelling at kids for walking across his lawn, but I have become nostalgic for the old way sports events used to be presented.
Watching the Stanley …
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Mark McGee
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6/11/22
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In my humble opinion there are certain historical events that we as Christians and as Americans should never, ever forget.
As Christians we should never forget: 1) The Creation; 2) The Giving of …
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Doug Dezotell
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6/4/22
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Throughout my life I think the season that has changed the most is summer. With Memorial Day being the unofficial start of summer, I started thinking about what the season used to be like. …
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Mark McGee
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6/4/22
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Raised in a predominantly Scandinavian community in North Dakota was wonderful. Of course it was all I knew.
I was also raised in a religious home, a Christian home. My Norwegian mother was raised …
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Doug
Dezotell
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5/28/22
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I have always wondered why the medical world tags those in need of assistance as patients when that is exactly what the majority of people don’t have when it comes to getting well. My colon …
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Mark McGee
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5/28/22
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Can a community grow too fast? With all the developments coming to Bedford it’s hard not to think about that question.
If you’ve talked to me before, you probably know I am from …
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The Cascade community has expressed to me this week that citizens in attendance at Tuesday’s school board meeting should have been recognized with their questions and comments.
Please …
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Dawn Hankins
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5/21/22
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The columns I’ve written the past several weeks have been to bring recognition of May as National Mental Health Awareness Month.
For years mental illness has been a hidden disease, not …
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Doug
Dezotell
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5/21/22
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Years ago I met a Christian woman who made the claim that depression comes from demonic possession, or from sin in a person’s life.
She thought maybe it was a curse, or because God was …
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Doug
Dezotell
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5/14/22
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In my four years as executive director of United Way of Bedford County I am constantly amazed how many people don’t know we exist or what we do. Through our support of local non-profits, we …
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Mark McGee
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5/14/22
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The recent disclosure that a leak to the public has occurred—one disclosing the upcoming ruling by the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Roe vs. Wade abortion …
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By Charles David Sliger - Special to T-G
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5/14/22
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