I went to a memorial service this past Saturday at the Governor’s Mansion for former First Lady Betty Foy Sanders, who passed away on May 29th…
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I get a lot of advice on writing columns. Some people tell me to write funnier. Others say, “Be more serious. Solve the world’s problems.”
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This week’s Time Capsule looks at the Confederate veterans reunion, free radios, a gold rush and Roswell Street Baptist Church.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This column first appeared in 2018 and is being republished as a welcome back to the school year.
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