Ringing Phone Messages Become a Personal Tangle
New York AP notes the telephone, once a servant to daily life, now dominates homes as endless ringing drains privacy. The piece parodies intrusive calls from sales, political pitches, and personal snares, illustrating how calls intrude on domestic life with chaotic, repetitive demand.
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Your Name Strange Huh Here's A Guy With Trouble
A soft spoken Army sergeant from Fat Woods Kentucky has spent 14 years in service and often endures phonetic humor about his surname Sergent. In a 1st Army Fight Detachment exchange he explains the name’s pronunciation to a general, recalling times when Pvt. Sergent caused a humorous double take. The 35 year old MSgt Elwood Sergent notes the drawl and jokes about Flatwoods Kentucky housing many Sergents while recounting voice familiarity with West Coast air traffic pilots.
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Lincoln Birth Cabin Near Hodgenville Built in December 1808
Log Cabin in Hodgenville Kentucky, birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, was constructed near the town in December 1808, a historic note from an AP report.
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Hodgenville, Ky
President Abraham Lincoln
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Time To Grow A Lush Lawn This Spring
AP News features guidance from Earl Aronson on preparing a lawn for spring. Remove debris, aerate soil, and fertilize with a nitrogen rich mix. Use a mower that cleans and bags, rake carefully, reseed bare patches, roll to set seed, and consider underground watering systems to prevent overwatering.
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