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By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 829 Reads
On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 02:19 PM

It has long been my practice to write a column in January reflecting on events of the past year.
This January, it is hard to narrow down the words that I have to describe last year: surreal, exhausting … a dumpster fire.

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A new approach to those (tedious) New Year’s resolutions

By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 664 Reads
On Wed, 01/06/2021 - 02:00 PM

Lose weight. Exercise. Write that book. Take that class. Cut out (or cut down on) red wine.

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Find time to breathe

By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 659 Reads
On Thu, 12/31/2020 - 07:52 AM

We did not have to look for very long to find things to print in today’s paper. This is our last issue of the year, the issue we use to look back over the last twelve months. Few of us will be sad to bid adieu to 2020. It has been an epic journey we won’t soon forget.

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Prologue: Embrace new days and opportunities this new year

By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 612 Reads
On Wed, 12/30/2020 - 08:46 AM

What to say as we bid goodbye to 2020? It has been a challenging year for all of us. For me, it was a mixed bag.

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Christmas in a pandemic year

By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 746 Reads
On Wed, 12/16/2020 - 04:09 PM

And so this is Christmas.
I was 11 years old when John Lennon sang this song, a message of peace and harmony heavily laced with irony, for the Vietnam War took 2,414 American lives that year. If the events of 1971 seemed at odds with the sentiments of the holiday, the same can surely be said of 2020.

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Small businesses need ongoing support to survive – and thrive

By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 723 Reads
On Wed, 12/02/2020 - 04:07 PM

Each of us can make a difference.
Shopping small matters in a big way!

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Prologue: Local businesses need our support during holidays

By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 591 Reads
On Mon, 11/30/2020 - 02:02 PM

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
My husband and I feel doubly blessed this year because it is the first holiday season we will spend close to our grandbabies. I thought seeing Christmas through the eyes of my young children was awe-inspiring, but it is even more special now seeing the magic through their children’s eyes.

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I’m thankful for my parents

By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 986 Reads
On Tue, 11/24/2020 - 02:17 PM

Thanksgiving is a time for counting blessings and reflection. It’s been an interesting year to say the least; for me, it’s been a cornucopia of joy and pain.We were finally, after years of effort, able to relocate to the Pine Belt.

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World often needs genuine apologies

By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 1,121 Reads
On Wed, 11/18/2020 - 05:10 PM

I wrote a piece last week poking fun at California’s guidelines for Thanksgiving Day celebrations.

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Keep November in mind for diabetes awareness

By Christina Pierce , READ MORE > 995 Reads
On Wed, 11/04/2020 - 05:44 PM

Jay Cutler. Bret Michaels. Nick Jonas. Ann Rice. Mary Tyler Moore. Halle Berry.
Know what they have in common?
You would if you lived in my house, because, like my youngest son, they all have Type 1 diabetes.

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