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Posted on May 14, 2013 at 3:34 pm

Let’s talk about cell phones   By ANDREA AGARDY Staff Writer   All right people. The time has come to talk about cell phones. Like so many of you, I love my phone. I feel naked when I realize I’ve left it sitting on the kitchen counter, I’ve spent way too much time selecting ringtones and notification sounds and I get nervous when my little battery icon turns red. I

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    Posted on May 12, 2013 at 9:00 am

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    By Kali Bolle As I sit here and think about Mother’s Day and what it means, I ponder on all the reasons I wanted to become a mom in the first place. I wanted to know what it would be like to feel a child growing in my belly. I wanted to share and teach my child all that I had learned throughout my life. I wanted to hear my

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  • Klosterman’s book full of observations on life, music

    Posted on May 10, 2013 at 4:14 pm

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    STAFF WRITER, Andrea Agardy Asked to describe Chuck Klosterman’s “Killing Yourself to Live, 85% of a True Story,” in a nutshell, it would be easy to say it’s a book about a writer who drives across the country visiting the locations where famous rock stars died. And while true, that description doesn’t begin to tell even half the story. Klosterman, who was working as a writer for Spin magazine when

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  • ‘Boogie, blues, and barbecue’ at Wartrace MusicFest

    Posted on May 7, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    Cumberland Blue, a group of teen prodigies who represented the Nashville Blues Society at the 2013 International Blues Challenge youth showcase in Memphis, will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 8 at the Wartrace MusicFest. -- Photo Provided

    The ninth annual Wartrace MusicFest, to be held Saturday June 8, has been hailed as offering “exceptional musicianship from a multigenerational roster of talent that includes an award winning seven piece teenage blues band, a rising twenty-something rock and roll trio, and a veteran boomer ensemble playing Santana inspired Latin rock.” Wartrace mayor and MusicFest committee chairman Ron Stacy says he is enthusiastic about the diversity of music presented this

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  • GOOD READS: ‘The Great Gatsby’ is a classic tale for the ages

    Posted on May 5, 2013 at 9:00 am

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  • The Weekly Dig -Surviving your expectations

    Posted on May 3, 2013 at 2:40 pm

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    By Kali Bolle   Since we are changing seasons and swapping out the wardrobe, I feel called to offer some guidance, reassurance and encouragement. Now, we can all remember five months ago when we set out to achieve the bodies of our dreams and to acquire a wardrobe to fit that new body. While some may have achieved and even exceeded their New Year’s resolutions, there are those of us

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  • Weekly Dig- Mother’s Day must haves

    Posted on April 28, 2013 at 9:00 am

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    By Kali Bolle   Mother’s day is less than two weeks. Now don’t freak out and drop this paper to run to the nearest store and buy the first thing you see. Take a minute and read on; I promise it will be worth it. Now that you know that the day honoring Mom is just right around the corner, it’s time to ask the age-old question, “What do I

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