There’s Always One Pain Or Another In Our Town
The narrator recalls a dental episode during a camping trip by Lake Erie and later in Destin. He endures tooth pain while enjoying a Michigan like Amish countryside, then visits a Pensacola dentist who performs a painless root canal without Novocain, leaving him relieved and able to speak again.
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Lake Erie
Root Canals
Ohio
Florida
Destin
Pensacola
Mama
Dolly
Simple Life Lesson From a Child Memory
A narrator recalls a painful childhood moment involving a damaged china doll and a doll’s teeth. The mother helps by reframing the incident, encouraging openness and healing, praising honesty and dentistry. The piece ends with gratitude for maternal care and good dental help.
Time For Us Or IRS A Scotsman Rumination
A humorous vignette frames tax time as an ancient Scottish ritual. A Scotsman complains about Form 1040 A thresholds dropping from nine thousand to three thousand four hundred, while family breakfast stalls. The dialogue names Roscoe L Egger Jr, commissioner of the IRS, amid witty domestic banter.
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IRS
Roscoe
P. Coltrain
Roscoe L. Egger Jr
Internal Revenue Service
Taxes and tempers clash in a domestic debate
A tense domestic scene unfolds as a couple quarrels over tax prep and an IRS audit. Sarcasm and insults fly while a partner mocks the other’s attire and parenting, then a plea for separation sparks a mock legal line about filing status and homeward plans.
Destin mayor race letters urge residents to vote for accountable leaders
John V. Sober voices concern over campaign focus on growth versus heritage. He asks whether candidates will stand by issues, oppose cliques, and represent broader community interests in Destin's path to city government.
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God & Motherhood
Destin
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Fred Russell
Brenda LaFountain, Destin
William Frank Davis
Tanya Eifert
Gretchen Oliver
Destiin
Kenn Taylor
Sandy Greene
Chuck Stokes
Arlene Webster
Carol McCrue
H & R Block
Chancey
Robert Redford
Redford
America
We Incorporated
John V. Sober Destin
Committee For Good Government
Po. Pol. Adv
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