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Yes, ma’am — Were my pants
By BRETT CAMPBELL
Thu,07/23/20-4:00AM , 20,121 Reads
“Yes, ma’am.”

That two-word phrase and its counterparts of “No, ma’am,” and “yes/no, sir” are as ingrained in me as biscuits and pure cane molasses. It’s a core part of my polite, respectful country, Southern upbringing.

It doesn’t matter your age, etc., it’s how I will respond 99.97 percent of the time.
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Avoid giving in to hype and sensationalism
By BRETT CAMPBELL
Sat,07/11/20-4:00AM , 20,131 Reads
The plague is back!

It’s true, according to an unnamed-here acronym news channel. The bubonic plague — AKA the Black Death — has been reported again in — you guessed it — China.

It’s terrible and has the potential to spread quickly.
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2020 has been one for the record books for our area
By BRETT CAMPBELL
Sat,06/27/20-6:00AM , 20,145 Reads
What a year.

Unprecedented sickness, unrest, upheaval ... a lot of “u” words. A lot of me words.

Sunday was the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. But a lot of days this year have felt very long.
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Now that was baseball
By BRETT CAMPBELL
Wed,06/17/20-6:00AM , 20,148 Reads
Well, I did it, even though I knew what I would find.

I looked at the official standings for Major League Baseball 2020. Every line was the same, all 30 teams, each league and division.

Here’s an example:

Atlanta Braves — Wins 0, Losses 0, Percentage .000, Games Behind —, Last 10 0-0, Home 0-0, Away 0-0.
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