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The saying "Behind every great man is a great woman" is listed in the Dictionary of American Proverbs as having "no known source." It is not even listed in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. I have a theory about that. I contend that the saying was not used until after 1942 when Weems and Margaret Pennington got married. More ... TO THE EDITOR The air waves have been saturated with commercials trashing the "fair tax." The commercials state that the "fair tax" will add a 23% sales tax (consumption tax) on the goods we buy. The commercials just leave it at that and don't tell any more about it. Well, as Paul Harvey would say, "here's the rest of the story"! More ... The following are some suggestions for smoking quit day. Successfully quitting smoking is a matter of planning and commitment, not luck. Decide now on your own plan. More ... TO THE EDITOR We would like to thank the following businesses for feeding the Lincoln County Red Devil Football team before their big game Friday night. Thanks to Rocking R International, Commercial Insurance, H & H Industrial Maintenance, Mattison & Associates, Tallent Improvements, and Huddle House. Special thanks to Clark Hill Rental for supplying the tables. More ... TO THE EDITOR Why can't there be a cordial transition in Lincoln County between the out-going county officials and the newly elected? It seems the voters in Lincoln County decided they wanted a change in the government as did the rest of the U.S. for the federal offices. More ... |
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