(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Country Editor article appeared in the June 23, 1993, issue of this newspaper by the late Publisher/Editor Sammy J. Franklin.) Afraid of the number 13? Of cats or bats? Does being alone – or riding in elevators – or picking up ordinary pins and needles – make you a litt...

Last week, I sat on the front porch listening to frogs croaking and watching the sun settle behind the skyline. My daddy and I were rocking in the old rocking chairs sharing the events of our day. The warm wind carried our words into the dusk and across the tree lines. It was peaceful. Quiet. Relaxi...

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