Boxcar Willie Faces Leukemia Yet Keeps Performing
Boxcar Willie, 66, hospitalized with leukemia, reveals fears of ending his life on stage. He recalls a 1976 turning point when Lewnl Martin created the singing hobo persona, leading to a Branson theater comeback after a Grand Ole Opry return. Despite chemotherapy reducing strength, he remains in remission and plans six shows a week.
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Springfield
Willie
Air Force
Lewnl Martin
America
Nashville
Grand Ole Opry
Branson
Death
Sterrett
Texas
Lewil Martin
O Street
Lincoln
Neb
Rock Island Line
Willie Wilson
Louisiana
Mississippi
Porcupines Show Quiet Courage and Salt Rich Appetite
Ecoview by Whit Gibbons notes porcupines as near the top of animals with character, describing their defensive quills, tail slaps, and low aggression. They inhabit western and northern U S and Canada, face few predators aside from fishers, and often clash with humans over salt cravings from plywood and car wiring. The piece blends admiration with practical caveats about road salt and private property.
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Wyoming
United States
Canada
North America
Australia
Antarctica
Cat found at hospital after hurricane Bertha
Paulette Tipton's long lost cat Tiger, missing since Hurricane Bertha struck in 1996, was found at Needham Animal Hospital in Wilmington, after an ad in the classifieds. Tiger, 14, returned home with a minor head wound and limited travel ahead, and Tipton forbids any more wandering.
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Wilmington
N.C
Paulette Tipton
Tiger
Bethel Road
Needham Animal Hospital
Tipton
Wilm
Ington
Animal Hospital
Sports Extravaganza to Benefit MCG Children’s Center
Eighth annual Sports Extravaganza to aid the Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center starts at 6 pm at the MCG Alumni Center in Augusta. The event offers live and silent auctions of sports memorabilia and vacations. Tickets are 10 for ages 12 and up, free for 11 and under. purchases available at the door or by calling 7067213902.
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MCG Augusta
Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center
MCG Alumni Center
15Th St
MCG Children's Medical Center
Sticking seeds ride along on trips through woods and fields
Uninvited travelers cling to clothing as seeds disperse by wind and animal fur. Weeds like ticktrefoil bedstraw bayonet burdock and sandspur hitchhike on fabrics. hooks and barbs cling, often causing pain or discomfort during late summer and early fall hikes.
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Sandspur
Dear Abby: office signs spark humor and drift
Dear Abby replies to a Birmingham reader tired of office rules, explaining signs aim to teach procedures and avoid direct confrontation. A reader sends a humorous ecumenical fire tale showing varied church responses and a secretary ending the incident with action.
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Associated Press
Ecoview
Whit Gibbons
Gibbons
Ssociated Press
Pease
Gibbs
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Abby
Birmingham
Ala
Maria Joan Smith
Grants Pass
Ore
Voy
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