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Write Again . . . The language of the realm

Call it colorful. Call it a collection of cliches. Call it what it is: Sportspeak. (Which is also a cliché.) That is, it’s the language ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, July 6, 2015 6:25 pm

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Write Again . . . And we all have cried

Perhaps, kind readers, you may remember a column which appeared February 3, written by my special “guest columnist,” our daughter Mary Bart. It was titled ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, June 29, 2015 7:30 pm

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Write Again . . . A very special concert

Mrs. Rebecca Wallace of Pinetown sent me a very nice note back in March, and in it said she felt I might like to read ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, June 22, 2015 6:40 pm

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Write Again . . . Once more with feeling

Alright. I probably shouldn’t write this one. I mean, I don’t want to sound like a “Johnny One Note.” Flaying the deceased horse. (To alter ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, June 8, 2015 6:55 pm

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Write Again . . . There’s a ‘ bigger reason ‘

Our younger daughter, Mary Bart, travels quite a lot with her job responsibilities. Her travels have taken her throughout the southeast, Texas and Arizona, the ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, June 1, 2015 9:27 pm

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Write Again . . . Our national obsession

They were sitting on the floor of the large performance gazebo at Festival Park. Both were focused on their little hand-held communication gizmos. Their smart-phones, ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, May 25, 2015 6:32 pm

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Write Again. . . We called them savages

“Bartow, this one is worthy of a re-run.  Have read it many times and shared with many . . .” Well, now.  Thanks, Marti. That ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, May 18, 2015 7:11 pm

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Write Again . . . The day he didn’t sing

My old friend — well, not exactly “old” in years; no, maybe that too — the Rev. Charles M. Smith, is a man possessed of ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, May 11, 2015 6:13 pm

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Write Again . . . She’s her “amazing mother”

There are little things that happen along life’s journey that have meaning, significance, that become a part of a tapestry of memories. Some of these ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, May 4, 2015 9:27 pm

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Write Again . . . When it was tulip time

  It was 1939. Many of you, I’m sure, have watched it. Perhaps numerous times, as have I. I am referring to the video of ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Monday, April 27, 2015 7:31 pm

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