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Dear Editor, Surprises can be deadly. A devastating

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Enough

When will we heal? If you are like me, I am fatigued to the point of exhaustion. Every day it seems we are accosted with another reason not to like one another. This group against that one. These types of people to avoid. This person to label, and on and on. And so, I ask again, “When will we heal?” Arguably, mankind has been at one another’s throats for eons. We seem predisposed against keeping the peace whether on a small or grand scale. In my lifetime alone, there have uprisings and times of discontent, but it is different now….

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Enough

When will we heal? If you are like me, I am fatigued to the point of exhaustion. Every day it seems we are accosted with another reason not to like one another. This group against that one. These types of people to avoid. This person to label, and on and on. And so, I ask again, “When will we heal?” Arguably, mankind has been at one another’s throats for eons. We seem predisposed against keeping the peace whether on a small or grand scale. In my lifetime alone, there have uprisings and times of discontent, but it is different now….

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Enough

When will we heal? If you are like me, I am fatigued to the point of exhaustion. Every day it seems we are accosted with another reason not to like one another. This group against that one. These types of people to avoid. This person to label, and on and on. And so, I ask again, “When will we heal?” Arguably, mankind has been at one another’s throats for eons. We seem predisposed against keeping the peace whether on a small or grand scale. In my lifetime alone, there have uprisings and times of discontent, but it is different now….

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Wade Hammond performing live at Family Bible Church

KINGMAN – On Wednesday, Feb. 9, Wade Hammond will be performing at Family Bible Church located at 2040 Golden Gate Ave. Performance begins at 6:30 p.m. and is free to the public, tough a love offering will be received for patrons who would still like to show monetary support. Hailing from Alabama, Hammond is an award-winning recording artist with 3 No. 1 songs charted with the Inspirational Country Music Association in Nashville, TN. He has had 15 national nominations throughout his career and was the 2015 Winning ICMA Male Vocalist of The Year and twice nominated Entertainer of The Year….

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Wade Hammond performing live at Family Bible Church

KINGMAN – On Wednesday, Feb. 9, Wade Hammond will be performing at Family Bible Church located at 2040 Golden Gate Ave. Performance begins at 6:30 p.m. and is free to the public, tough a love offering will be received for patrons who would still like to show monetary support. Hailing from Alabama, Hammond is an award-winning recording artist with 3 No. 1 songs charted with the Inspirational Country Music Association in Nashville, TN. He has had 15 national nominations throughout his career and was the 2015 Winning ICMA Male Vocalist of The Year and twice nominated Entertainer of The Year….

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An hour with you

One of the benefits of social media and the vast numbers of people corresponding is the opportunity to read their responses to unusual or thought-provoking questions. A good case in point is a recent post on Facebook. It read as follows: “If you could talk for an hour to any person, living or dead, who would it be?” Most people responded with a desire to talk with a loved one who had passed, some said God, others mentioned heroes of the past, and very few said someone still living. Before continuing: who would you choose? Why? One notable absence from…

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