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Kindle, Kindle, who has a Kindle?
Everyone knows that I am an avid reader (I nearly said rabid reader, which is not far from the truth). I love the ink and paper of books, the new smell of freshly printed paper and the tightness of the bound book. I love the oldy moldy smell of books long out of print but miraculously in my hands, sharing the story of men and women long gone told by an author now somewhere on another plane of life. I fought the idea of a Kindle every year s...
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Sarah Katherine Godbold
Your Voice for May 17, 2012
Q. “Could you please describe your mother in just three words?” “Wise, fun, crazy.” Sarah Katherine Godbold Cheraw, S.C. “Nice, friendly and she loved everybody.” Ray Charles Lockhart Cheraw, S.C. “Both my mom and my step-mom are fun, pretty and loving.” Anaclair Shipley Cheraw, S.C. “Precious, loving, and so kind and wonderful.” Joan Moore McFarlan, N.C. “Dedicated to her children.” Joe Rogers Cheraw, S.C. “...
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Notes on Quotes — Tracking the Legends: Alice Flagg
“The simple grave plot still attracts thousands of visitors yearly, who come here to walk around Alice’s grave.” — Larry McComb, Coastal Bureau The sun was setting near Pawleys Island and it was cold. “I’m going to the car to warm up. You look for it,” Marcia pleaded. Hurrying past tombstones and Spanish moss and hoping the gate would open easily from this side, she headed for the warmth of the car. As she thawed, the phone rang; our ...
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Sugar on the popcorn
We had just arrived in England and I was sure that we were about to have a mutiny on our hands on October 31, 1979. Here we were in the great United Kingdom, just a few miles outside the famous city of London and my crew was about ready to jump ship. The cries of “WHAT? NO TRICK OR TREATING?!” were heard all the way down to the kitchens of the Tudor Lodge. I’m sure of it. What makes me certain is because a small bag of sweets was deposite...
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Pat Hughes
Your Voice for May 10, 2012
Q. Would you be in favor or against a county ordinance that would mandate pet owners spay or neuter their pets? Why or why not? “I’m kinda up in the air with that because I’m a dog owner.” Pat Hughes Cheraw, S.C. “I guess it’s up to the individual whether they want to do it or not. So, I would be against making it mandatory even though all three of my cats, the toms and the female, have been fixed.” Margaret Adams Cheraw, S.C. ...
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White Hart cherries.
More on England
As I am sure you remember, we landed in the Mother Country at the end of Fall and the weather was so nicely crisp and cool that a sweater was needed. Luckily I had enough experience with PBS and reading about England to have the common sense to pack us all a sweater (and a coat). Right now I am looking fondly back at those days (I looked on those days fondly at the time, too … I’ve been too hot for years). The temperatures hovered in the fo...
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Sherrell Robinson
Your Voice for May 3, 2012
Q. How do feel about members of the national television media referring to President Obama as Mr. Obama? “I feel like they refer to all other presidents, like Bush and Clinton, as former President Bush and former President Clinton. But because he is African-American some people think they can address him in any form or fashion. It hurts me because I’m African-American.” Sherrell Robinson Cheraw, S.C. “I think they should call him Pr...
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Cheraw State Park has recently drained the lake and hauled in sand to prepare the infamous "Cheraw Beach" for swimming again this summer. Although the diving boards are long gone, the dock still stands.
Life and Logic: Separation was wrong
“Beat you to the dock and back” was a challenge I don’t ever remember winning. But one I absolutely loved! The dock was the isolated platform, in what might as well have been the middle of the lake for a small child such as myself, on which the diving boards were mounted at Cheraw State Park; both the regular board and the high dive. It just didn’t get any cooler than watching the lifeguards swim out and hit the high dive. It doesn’t matter...
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Ollie Hudley
Your Voice for April 26, 2012
Q. “What kind of spring cleaning goes on at your house, and who does it?” “I do most of it, cleaning out closets and different things. My husband usually takes care of the outside and I do the inside.” Ollie Hudley Cheraw, S.C. “I do it at home; but I haven’t done it yet. Usually, I wash the curtains, wipe the walls down, pull the furniture out and clean behind it.” Jennifer McCarley Cheraw, S.C. “I don’t do it.” Evans Brown...
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Protect yourself from the Social Security blackout period
The blackout period is the time when a surviving spouse is ineligible for survivors’ benefits from Social Security. If you haven’t already, consider covering this period with life insurance. Survivors’ benefits are available to the immediate family members of a deceased worker, based on the deceased worker’s earnings, the relationship of the recipient to the worker and the recipient’s age. Surviving children may receive benefits until age 1...
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Sandi takes Eastcote
So, our story continues. We were met at the airport by our sponsor who took us to the hotel (more on that later) and dropped us off. It took us a day or two to get over the jet lag, believe me. Mac was due to start his new job the third day after our arrival so we had time to familiarize ourselves with the bus and tube lines. He was off at work and the boys were enrolled in school and I had time on my hands. I couldn’t wait to get to Lond...
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Nancy Tipton
Your Voice for April 19, 2012
Q. What’s your favorite spring or summer sport, and why? “I used to like to go fishing. Now I enjoy walking. If I’m traveling and pass a park I’ve never seen, I’ll say ‘ooh … I want to take a walk there.’” Nancy Tipton Cheraw, S.C. “I’m not into sports in the spring, I’m into flowers. I’m a flower woman all year long.” Violet Foster Cheraw, S.C. “Football, always, because you get to hit people.” Wayne Moen Society Hill, S....
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