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Cursive handwriting, those long looping letters of script, which at its best flows across the page with your thoughts, is apparently in danger of extinction. We used to spend a lot of time on mastering first printing, then cursive writing skills when I was in school. Cursive, if I remember correctly, was first introduced in third grade, with ... [Full Story »] 

Despite recent delays, Ingles still plans to expand its current store in Madison County, making it the biggest Ingles in Georgia and perhaps the Southeast. “I don’t know of any bigger,” said Ted Sandler, an Atlanta-based attorney for Ingles. The store plans to tear down the vacant portion of its supermarket complex, where it was initially ... [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor: It’s time for a playoff in college football. Even with the BCS getting it right this year with Auburn and Oregon in the national championship game, this isn’t always the case every year. Because of the problems in college football, ranging from not all the top teams playing for the championship and a too large bowl system, all ... [Full Story »] 

A California man was arrested after officers were summoned to an address on Charlie Bolton Road concerning a domestic dispute. Brian Edward Vierra 35, 915 Johnfer Way, Apt. 33, Sacramento, was charged with obstruction and simple assault FVA. According to the incident report, a woman called 9-1-1 to report that she was holding a man in her home ... [Full Story »] 

Life in rural Georgia runs by the calendar. Each season has its special jobs to be completed. The weather has been ideal for hog killing. No one had refrigeration when I was a kid. So when grandfather decided to kill and butcher a hog, he had to do it during a cold snap. Once he started, the process of preserving the meet had to be completed ... [Full Story »]