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She didn’t have to die. The death of actress Kirstie Alley is a tragedy. What is even more tragic is she died from colon cancer.
Colon cancer can be contained and cured if caught …
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Mark McGee
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12/10/22
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Several years back, I walked in the front door as I returned home one evening, and I told my three granddaughters and their friend that there was a full moon that night.
They all ran out onto the …
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Doug Dezotell
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12/3/22
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It seems like everyone wants to be a part of Nashville.
As a baseball fan, I am hopeful Major League Baseball will make speculation a reality and name Nashville as one of two new venues …
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Mark McGee
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12/3/22
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I pray that every day is a day of thanksgiving for you. We all have so much to be thankful for.
There is a wonderful story that really touched my heart the first time I read it, and I like to …
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Doug
Dezotell
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11/26/22
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Pardon me while I put my Scrooge hat on for a few paragraphs.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. No. Wait. It is beginning to look a lot like a perfect Christmas. …
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Mark McGee
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11/26/22
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While looking through my archives at some older columns, I came across one that was written and printed in the Times-Gazette before Thanksgiving of 2012.
I had forgotten about the events I told in …
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Doug
Dezotell
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11/19/22
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I hate the phrase “new normal” but that is what my mother and I are adjusting to after the death of my father last week.
A lot goes through your mind in the days after the …
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Mark McGee
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11/19/22
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Inside the front cover of most of my Bibles I have written this phrase: God Speaks, I Need To Listen!
Baptized as an infant…raised in church…raised in a Christian …
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Doug Dezotell
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11/12/22
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They were two of my favorites in journalism for entirely different reasons. Both passed away in the past week. Both deaths were the result of lengthy illnesses.
Sports editor Joe …
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Mark
McGee
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11/12/22
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The eggs…I was wanting eggs, and I was ready to grab them out of the cooler at Walmart when I said hello to the lady standing next to me.
The Cross…I was wearing a black t-shirt with …
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Doug Dezotell
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11/5/22
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I had a trick played on me Monday night.
I bought two large bags of candy and a smaller one and prepared for an invasion of trick-or-treaters for Halloween.
I had on my Halloween …
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Mark McGee
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11/5/22
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I would not describe myself as a climate activist. But I would describe myself as a conservationist. That is, I believe we should be good stewards of what we have here on earth.
And I believe this …
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By ZOË WATKINS - zwatkins@t-g.com
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11/1/22
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Thankfully, I was raised by a praying mother.
Every night the last thing Mom did before closing her eyes for sleep was to read her Bible and her devotional book and pray for her family and …
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Doug
Dezotell
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10/29/22
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Drama can occur when you least expect it. Last week I was sitting in a veterinary office waiting for my cat to get her annual regimen of shots.
As I was waiting, the veterinarian walked …
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If you are an observant shopper (like I’ve become) I imagine that you’ve noticed how many of your clothing and other material purchases are made in countries other than the United …
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Doug
Dezotell
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10/22/22
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A couple of days ago five students from one of my college classes were huddled near a first-floor elevator several minutes after the class had ended.
“We’re still here …
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Mark McGee
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10/22/22
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On November 8, voters will head to the polls. This year, you will have a key vote to cast on four constitutional amendments, including Amendment 1, which would enshrine right-to-work in our state …
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Pat Marsh
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10/22/22
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A true story appeared years ago in a publication named The Pathfinder. It was about a woman who had an enormous impact on her community.
If you look at a map of Alaska you will see a thin, wavy …
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Doug
Dezotell
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10/15/22
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Fear. One of the scariest words I know.
With Halloween this month fear is on our minds more than usual. We’re fearful of the dark. We’re fearful of what may be in our attic. …
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Mark McGee
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10/15/22
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