We all live in the same (earth) village
      My nine-year-old neighbor pulled and tugged his little sister's red wagon across the acre of land that separated our two houses. The stake-style side rails provided additional height for cargo, but the little boy had stacked his load higher still.
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Museum thanks supporters
KEVIN STINGLEY
      The Heritage Center of Cherokee County would like to thank all supporters who have helped get the museum up and running again in the past few years. We have had over 1,000 visitors in the past year so we feel we are making great strides toward our mission of preserving and displaying our county's ...
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Log on to life!
LELAND ACKER
      We're really blessed to be living in the time in which we live. Computers are seen by some as a necessary evil, a nuisance, a useful tool or even a lifeline. (Some can't live without computers.) Without computers, I would have never worked in newspapers.
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SCENE in Passing
MARIE WHITEHEAD
      Last week's e-mail brought news from Crystal Vaught, the daughter of Karen and Chris Vaught. She recently returned from a stay in Uganda which she calls different from anything she's ever encountered. She is even more excited to report that another Rusk youth, Jordan Beard, son of Vicki and David...
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HIGH POINTS from El Camino Real
CHRIS DAVIS
      April is flying by and folks along El Camino Real will be looking at graduation and a long summer before we know it. The high price of gas is going to have many of us finding new places to vacation closer to the home.
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