Contributors
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My old man really loved Smallpox
It is Wednesday, and I’m at the Cafe du Monde, just off Jackson Square, and have my cafe’ au lait ($5.43) and three beignets…
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McConnell’s words betrayed lingering prejudice
The slight was uttered in such a matter-of-fact way it almost didn’t register with me. I had to watch the clip a second time:…
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A conversation with Mr. Garcia, and a lesson learned
I grew up in the 1950’s in a small city in eastern New Mexico. Those were, comparatively speaking, much simpler times. General Eisenhower was…
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Who at the VA do I call if my Veteran expires, what does a National Cemetery burial include?
After reading last week’s article in The Island News entitled Three VA Administrations and VA Memorial Benefits, a deceased veteran’s surviving spouse called me…
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LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN
COVID in the classroom; Can’t we all just get our shots? BEAUFORT – One year ago, Beaufort County public school students bravely went back into…