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Nancy Blackmon

Music is comforting in times of strife

Music was a part of my world from the time I was young. There were records on the stereo lots of nights as my parents ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, February 1, 2017 1:47 am

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Agree or disagree, truth really matters

Truth matters — writing it, speaking it, LIVING IT, matters. In fact, it matters so much the sacred texts of all religions mention it. For ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, January 25, 2017 12:59 am

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In this week’s extremes, can we find common ground?

In the midst of five days that have the bookends of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday and the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:00 am

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Time is running, dragging me with it

Time marches on. The world keeps on spinning. Seasons come and the seasons go. Rivers flow to the sea. Yep, here we are 10 days ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, January 11, 2017 12:00 am

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Missing my ‘coot’ friends this year

Oh where oh where have my little ducks gone — oh where or where can they be… Yes, where are my little black ducks? They ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, January 4, 2017 12:00 am

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Be fierce. Be brave. Be kind in 2017

Here I am sitting in my quiet house on this late December morning sipping a second cup of coffee. The tree sits in the corner ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, December 28, 2016 12:15 am

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These memories sweeter than Christmas

It was going to be a holiday column filled with sweet Christmas memories. You know the memories I mean, visions of sugarplums, reindeer, stockings and ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, December 21, 2016 2:23 am

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Not all icons make national stage

Two iconic people died last week. One played his role on a worldwide stage, the other, a woman, in a smaller venue. Both inspired several ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Tuesday, December 13, 2016 11:48 pm

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‘Tis the season to judge less, love more

He was kind of squatting beside the drive that leads into Wal Mart. He held a cardboard sign in his hand with big black letters ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 3:33 pm

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We wore curlers; they ‘make up’ at lunch

Back in the old days of the 1960s, we had these things called brush rollers. Women and teenage girls like me used them to curl ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Tuesday, November 29, 2016 11:48 pm

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