Bryant receives welcome report
      Perseverance, teamwork and a real need led to welcome news for Bryant. U.S. Postal Service will spend more than a half-million dollars to renovate the Bryant Post Office. Debbie Broadway, wife of state Sen. Shane Broadway, spearheaded an effort to have the post office rebuilt.
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What if Gore wins Nobel?
John Brummett
      The Nobel Prize for Peace for 2007 will be awarded Oct. 12 in Norway. The buzz says it might go to Al Gore for educating and warning the world about climate change. That is both a titillating and significant prospect, on many levels.
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Staying in touch with a soldier in Iraq
Dennis Byrd
      With my emotions finally in check after a welcome-home celebration last month for my son-in-law, who spent more than a year in Iraq, comes a note from my friend Ken Hughes. Ken has a way about him. He knows how to get people involved in his many projects. He's an idea man, but also a doer - an u...
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