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CITY BEAT: POST OFFICE MURALS ATTRACT ATTENTION OF DECATUR VISITOR

         As most of you know I walk to the downtown post office about every day that it is open because we have a post office box there and we transact other postal business there even though this newspaper is mailed out of the Mound Road Post Office every Wednesday.      I have to admit…

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CITY BEAT: AGE IS BECOMING A FACTOR IN RACES FOR PRESIDENT, CONGRESS

           • AGE IS becoming a factor in the public’s view, not only of the presidency, but regarding members of Congress. More and more media writers, left and right, are focusing more and more on the “age” issue. Today’s syndicated editorial cartoon on page 2 is about age, and Dr. Glenn Mollette writes…

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CITY BEAT: IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY WHEN IT HAPPENED

         This week, in my “Scrapbook” feature on pages 4 and 5 of the print and online edition, I take another look at the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on America and the gathering we had in Central Park that day to join together and pray for our nation and the families who lost loved…

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CITY BEAT: HATEFUL, CHRONIC ANONYMOUS LETTER WRITER NEEDS HELP WITH ANGER

     I THINK everyone in public life receives nasty anonymous letters from word snipers who hide in the bushes and shoot people in the back! Considering the huge number of subscribers we have of all political persuasions, I receive very few anonymous letters.      However, over the past year, maybe more, I’ve received regular hate mail from…

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CITY BEAT: HOT DAYS OF SUMMER STIR MEMORIES OF DOG ‘N SUDS

         With the hot days we’ve been experiencing the past few weeks, my thoughts have turned to memories of when Dog ‘n Suds was in Decatur at 2804 North Main and at 3666 East William Street Road. That’s the reason that one of our “Scrapbook” features this week (page 4 in print nd online…

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