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Food pyramid junked in favor of MyPlate

ItĢƵ all the governmentĢƵ fault.Worry not, dear reader; I’ve not gone all Tea Party on you.?This time last year — actually, and completely coincidentally, it was 53 weeks ago today — I wrote a column about the unexpectedly bad foods found on restaurant menus. I bring this up because I ...

LETTER TO EDITOR

Each year, a Sunday nearest the 4th of July is designated as Allegiance Sunday. It is a day that offers people the opportunity to pledge allegiance to God, our country and our flag.By sharing in such a ceremony, we may reaffirm our loyalty and love for our country.?The Fort Jackson Chapter of ...

Precautions, quick action can avert drowning

Television might kill you or someone you care about.It isn't doing so maliciously -- this isn't the plot to some terrible schlocky horror film about evil flat-screens -- but, rather, television is to blame because it lies to us.As much as we'd like to think so, violent crimes can't be solved or ...

Commencement speaker touches all bases

I’ve always found that the best advice is unsolicited. So since no one asked me to speak at any commencement exercises this spring, I’ll go ahead and use this space to give my remarks to the class of 2011. So, graduates, straighten your mortarboard and honor cords and settle in, because ...

Should we celebrate bin Laden’s death?

“I’ve never killed a man, but I’ve read many an obituary with great pleasure.”?There are a lot of things I want to say about Osama bin Laden — problem is, almost none of them can run in a family newspaper. The above quote (often mistakenly attributed to Mark Twain) seems to sum up ...

Blame for school district troubles should be passed around

Recent regional newspapers report yet another in a long series of tormenting issues that frustrate the confidence and enthusiasm of public school students enrolled in Southeastern Greene School District. Two of the longstanding issues are the chronically distressed local economy and ineptitude ...