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Playing along with pretending

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Hollywood is great at faking it. In fact, so are thespians who have such skilled talent that live-theatre is popular from local stages to Broadway in Manhattan. It takes years of study and training to play a character role, so much, that actors become famous around the globe for the parts they play.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

Florence Nightmare

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When I was a child, I placed my six baby dolls in six shoebox beds and declared myself nurse, doctor and administrator of my own hospital. Each patient had a chart, a diagnosis and excellent medical care. I administered Sweet Tarts at intervals to cure whatever ailed them.

May 4 Elections

In five weeks, eligible voters head to the polls to participate in the Joint Elections, which involve City, ISD (Independent School Districts), ESD (Emergency Service Districts) and the Appraisal District in related races across Ellis County. Saturday, May 4, is Election Day, though many can take advantage of voting before that day to avoid the rush or simply out of convenience.

What’s yours is now mine

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Desiring to possess things, whether or not they belong to us, is quite common. And it begins when young children want something that others have, or when their own toy is in the hands of another, they cry one word, “Mine!”

Trip(s) of a lifetime

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“Why don’t we plan a trip to Maine?” I asked the husband one night, after plying him with steak and potatoes. “Hmmm,” he said. “We could do that.”

Useful

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I had a discouraging day yesterday.

Sparing the rod

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Growing up in a home where the board of education was applied to the seat of understanding, being regularly acquainted with discipline brings a flinch at the mere thought of it. My mom and step-father may have spared the rod, they did not spare other forms of correction, all with the idea of motivating better behavior. To be clear, this column is in no way a promotion of abuse.

Rod Stewart hair

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“I like your hair!” a woman at the party said.

On the mountain

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Each year my college friends and I move mountains to get to one another; this past weekend, we settled on the side of one to analyze the year gone by. We were at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga., where the azaleas bloom magnificently amongst golfers and artists, birdwatchers and music lovers.