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This month we would like to spotlight Reo and Janice Carson. When Reo was born his parents lived in Salem. He is the youngest with two older sisters, Mary Jo (Tervort) and Karen. Reo's parents were Clifton and Ruth Carson. At one time Clifton was the City "Cop" and Justice of...
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Back in the '30s a highlight to the summer for my mother and her sisters was visiting their Aunt Beulah, who lived with her family in Southwest Virginia in the village of Mud Fork near the West Virginia border. To reach Mud Fork they would take the train from Roanoke, about...
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“Do you have a compost pile?” the man on the phone asked me. I thought this was odd—a survey about composting? Buying time, I responded, “Excuse me?” The disembodied voice repeated the question, then, for clarification explained, “It’s your neighbor.” Ah, the man who lived behind the wall, next door to...
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I wrote this story for my dad in his words several years before he died. Reading it again brings back memories of time we spent visiting together, both in person and during our daily phone calls. I can still hear his voice and the pleasure he received in recalling this, and...
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There’s a dead bird in my freezer: a woodpecker, to be exact, Downy, female, just a slight young thing that thought my sliding glass door was something to fly through. She must have hit the glass full tilt. By the time I noticed her on my back steps she was on...
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We’re going under the water now; I’ve got you.” The words "I've got you" seemed a bit superfluous, the little girl was clinging to me, her swimming iunstructor, like a leech. She began protesting—loudly. “That’s good,” I commented. “But when you’re underwater, you’ll need to close your mouth. You can cry as much...
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My great grandfather George Albert Anderson was a pioneer of the transportation industry in Boston in the early 1900's. He lived in Maine - born and died there - and always listed on the federal census for his hometown in Maine. On the census report his occupation is given as Conductor...
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With Denmark Green Card, popularly known as Danish Green Card , Denmark Immigration has made easy for foreign nationals to migrate to Denmark. It has been made easy by Denmark Immigration for immigrant enthusiasts to migrate to Denmark. This was made through Denmark Green Card. Features of this program are salient...
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Learning to Play “You should come down and play Scrabble with me some evening when your kids are away,” she urged. “It’s easy. I’ll teach you.” I had never been one to play with words. Read, yes, but I never did crosswords, jumbles, or any other puzzles that required...
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