Thirty-something speaks
Celebrity parenting advice for Brad Pitt
Mike Maddock
     Brad Pitt used to be a pretty cool guy. He was one of the few in Hollywood who could pull off an authentic Southern accent and not sound a little light in the loafers. He could be a pretty boy and still produce fairly decent movies, but that's all changing now. Brad has entered the world of fatherho
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
Cousins in the South
Mike Cox
     My Uncle Willard and his family came to visit when I was a teenager. He had a son and two teenage daughters. I was introduced to the family, then I left with my buddy Mike, who let me spend the weekend with him so the girls could have my room. This assured my father I wouldn't disgrace the family by
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The Bobbies are always watching
     Moments after the explosion, several Londoners thought it might be another terrorist attack. The morning rush-hour had ended, but the streets of Britain's capital city are always busy during daylight hours. It was not a terrorist attack - it was an act of vandalism. Somebody had blown up one of the
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Those were the days, my friend
Shandon School memories from the 1930s
By Margaret B. Smith
     In the fall of 1932, having done my first grade work at Rosewood Elementary, I entered the second grade at Shandon School. When my family moved into the Shandon area, my sister and four brothers and I all attended Shandon School until time to enter Hand Junior High.
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