Dear Hearts and Gentle People
      I am a born worrier. It runs in my family. My mother is a worrier, and her mother before her. It's a noble tradition. It is why everything we think, say, or do is prefaced with the words "What if?" What if I hadn't said that? What if I had done that differently? What if I hadn't gone? What if I had stayed home?
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Registration deadline is March 7 for nationwide ACT testing
      College-hopeful high school students can take the ACT college admission and placement exam on April 12, 2008, the next nationwide test date. The registration postmark deadline is March 7. The registration fee is $30 for the traditional ACT (without the writing test) and $44.50 for the ACT Plus Writing. The late registration postmark deadline is March 21.
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Senate continues hectic pace
By State Senator Bill Jackson
      The 2008 legislative session continued this week and Crossover Day will soon be upon us. Next week, I expect that committee members will be meeting daily at the Capitol working to pass as many bills as possible within the next four legislative days.
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Food for Thought
      In today's world of fast food, convenience foods, fad diets, diet drinks, and diet bars, simple nutrition seems a thing of the past. However, this month - National Nutrition Month - try to get back to the basics and celebrate nutrition.
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TO THE EDITOR
Sincere thanks
      TO THE EDITOR On behalf of the members of the Lincoln County Steer & Heifer Show Team and parents, thank you to the businesses who donated items for the silent auction. Also, thank you to all businesses and individuals who made monetary donations to support the show team and bought steers to make our projects this year successful.
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