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    Pomp and Circumstance: The Lessons of Graduation

    MAY 24, 2012 1:44PM

    By Barbara Weicksel


    Topics: life lessons, small town, family, home, graduation, high school, friends, 1970, gay, pomp and circumstance

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 2258 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Long Dead Grocer Offers Job

    DECEMBER 3, 2011 3:26PM

    By Katie McCaskey


    Topics: my brilliant second career, local food, staunton, virginia, downtown, open call, buy local, 99%, independent business, rural, small town, small cities, entrepreneurship

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 1638 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Employment: Is It Really Too Much To Ask For?

    NOVEMBER 22, 2011 2:36PM

    By Dawn E. Bell


    Topics: jobs, the 99%, occupy movement, small town, small business, baking, bread

    • 4 Ratings
    • 1444 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Moms Apple Pie and the Promise of America.

    OCTOBER 17, 2011 11:03AM

    By Barbara Weicksel


    Topics: moms pie shop, ca, julian, small town, travel, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, apple pie, america, small town

    • 2 Ratings
    • 556 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    A Farmer's Sense

    SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 11:20PM

    By Annie Keeghan


    Topics: working farm, small town, mcmansions, local, wisdom, farmland

    • 0 Ratings
    • 370 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Savoring Meditation #164: Paradox of Regret & Thanksgiving

    AUGUST 14, 2011 9:31PM

    By Grannypower


    Topics: childhood, regrets, wishes, paradox, thanks, ecclesiastes 3, old testament, social security, pension, nonprofit work, marriage, farm, small town, fresh produce, doula, ordained minister, photographer, asheville, kingsport, knoxville, courage, jobsbelief/religion, environment, family, open+call, photography

    • 3 Ratings
    • 441 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Nevada County's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    JULY 26, 2011 12:13PM

    By another steve s


    Topics: music, community, small town, parks

    • 9 Ratings
    • 310 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Just Be Decent People

    JULY 9, 2011 11:35PM

    By Dawn E. Bell


    Topics: bitching and complaining, small business, baking, small town

    • 9 Ratings
    • 448 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Sometimes What You Say Really Sucks--a repost

    MAY 24, 2011 10:29AM

    By Walter Blevins


    Topics: lactation consultant, latch on services, small town, advertising, sales, embarrassment, foot in mouth, "mortifying disclosures"

    • 2 Ratings
    • 185 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    The Plight of Clear-Headedness

    MAY 21, 2011 2:37PM

    By Dawn E. Bell


    Topics: small business, baking, cooking, bread and scones, food and beverage, small town, monte rio

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1197 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    When the Wig Falls Off

    APRIL 29, 2011 10:54AM

    By Elizabeth Coyne


    Topics: willard blevins, accident, eccentric, crazy, small town, flamboyant, community, aging

    • 5 Ratings
    • 470 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    The Great Algona Easter Egg Hunt (a repost)

    APRIL 21, 2011 10:49AM

    By Walter Blevins


    Topics: kids, chamber of commerce, mayor, iowa, algona, small town, easter egg hunt, easter

    • 14 Ratings
    • 451 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Pie & Poetry in the Garden - Fiction Friday VI - Open Call

    APRIL 8, 2011 8:56AM

    By Rita Bourland


    Topics: open call, big dreams, fiction friday, small town

    • 1 Ratings
    • 108 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Lynn's Surplus 1974

    JANUARY 4, 2011 9:44AM

    By Nik Colyer


    Topics: cards, pinochle, small town, fifties, history, surplus, jack daniels, tourist, nevada city, pinochle, humphry bolgart

    • 0 Ratings
    • 82 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Lynn's Surplus 1974

    JANUARY 4, 2011 9:44AM

    By Nik Colyer


    Topics: cards, pinochle, small town, fifties, history, surplus, jack daniels, tourist, nevada city, pinochle, humphry bolgart

    • 1 Ratings
    • 257 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    ..The only thing that matters is love...

    DECEMBER 3, 2010 1:48PM

    By Barbara Weicksel


    Topics: belief/religion, family, gay/lesbian, news, politics, small town, family, religion

    • 3 Ratings
    • 428 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    ...Let's talk Religion, shall we?...

    OCTOBER 26, 2010 12:47PM

    By Barbara Weicksel


    Topics: beliefs, religion, methodist, small town, politics, open+call, news, gay/lesbian, family, belief/religion

    • 0 Ratings
    • 341 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Vermont our 1st Newspaper Interview!

    OCTOBER 15, 2010 2:18AM

    By Melanie Williams


    Topics: photographers, friends, bands, beer, coffee shops, dream, happiness, small town, vermont, newspaper, interview

    • 34 Ratings
    • 983 Views
    • 52 Comments
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    Small Town

    OCTOBER 5, 2010 4:53PM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: open call, where i'm from, family, slice of life, americana, wyoming, small town

    • 8 Ratings
    • 468 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    The Dying Place

    OCTOBER 4, 2010 9:26AM

    By Deborah Young


    Topics: small town, people come here to die, sort of like lourdes?, belief/religion, family, environment, health

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