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The setup seems strangely familiar to another popular talent competition.
I always start out with good intentions, but within a week or so, they all go flying out the window and I’m back with my usual bad habits.
It was a glaring entry in my daily perusal of friends’ Facebook status updates:
Consider it the spring break trip that lasts all year.
When Prohibition ended in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt quipped, “What America needs now is a drink.” Today, facing the most serious economic crisis since the Great Depression, it’s safe to say many Americans could certainly use a drink or two.
Little Cheyenne Leslie entered the Ocean Medical Center and ran into the arms of her physical therapist, to the cheers of smiling staff workers as the girl seemed unhindered by her arm and leg brace. It was a dress rehearsal of sorts.
The current fighting between Israel and Gaza should be no surprise. The people of Gaza set this conflict in motion when they elected Hamas members as their political leaders.
It is widely accepted that soccer is the most popular sport in the world — except, that is, in the United States, where football, baseball and basketball prevail.
When I got home last Sunday and unpacked from a brief trip back home for the holidays, I pulled a shirt from my bag of dirty clothes. What the heck, I thought as I pulled out a white shirt with dirt stains all over it. Oh yeah, the chicken house.
An official-sounding name boils down to this: Starting this summer, between a dozen and 20 middle-schoolers will get one-on-one mentoring through the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance. The Comprehensive Youth Development Training (CYDP) will focus on public speaking and debating skills of middle-school students.
How long have you been a member of South Columbus? Since 2003. I used to be over distribution and food services for the Muscogee County School District and one of the managers is a member here.
Several employees of Dixie Homecrafters in Columbus were sitting around one day talking when one mentioned reading that food banks were not getting the contributions they have in the past.
Instead of “Dancing with the Stars,” Gary Lashinsky presents “Dancing with the Horses” when he brings the World-Famous Lipizzaner Stallions to town.
By Katie Holland
Happy New Year!
A torn nightclub wristband still decorates your arm, marking memories of a party scene where a midnight kiss with Sloppy Joe actually seemed kind of hot.
Look for a new instructional video each Wednesday at www.ledger-enquirer.com
Top off your New Year’s party with a cheesecake, truffles, tarts or cream puff — desserts that are sweet, rich and luscious. These are from Better Homes and Gardens magazine.
This Thanksgiving, former Army Sgt. Joey Bozik and his wife, Jayme, wanted what anybody would want: a holiday meal with family. A turkey, some vegetables, a football game on television in their new home, a new baby on the way.
Another year is about to end and that means it’s time to reflect a bit. Our nation remains at war with an elusive enemy.
It’s that time of the year again! Yes, when I reach my absolute limit of 51 column ideas a year and have to look into the future for my annual Year in Preview, now in its 74th year.
Remember me well.
If Jesus could talk to the Samaritan woman at the well — something frowned upon in polite religious society — then people of different races can meet and worship together.
I’m from Jacksonville, Fla. I was raised at First Baptist, Jacksonville. I worked for First Baptist when I turned 17, as a summer intern.
New Year’s Eve isn’t just about a countdown. That’s why the local Dec. 31 party lineup includes venues boasting a full night’s worth of activities for a variety of tastes.
It’s here. I hope you got everything you wanted for Christmas.
You survived another year of partying and all you have to show for it are a couple good pouty-lipped Facebook photos.
Today, in celebration of Christmas Eve, this video will show you how to make a drink perfect for the holiday.
Christmas cookies are greater than the sum of their parts. We don’t need a food chemist to tell us that.
Marilyn House is the wife of Colonel (retired) John House of Midland, GA. She is a native of Columbus.
Christmas is here again and that’s always good news. This has always been a special time for me whether I was on active duty or not.
Around this time of the year, it is pretty common for Phenix City veterinarian Dr. Marsha Cashwell to see more pets come in with stomach problems.
It wasn’t that long ago that I broke down and bought a cell phone. And it wasn’t long after that when I broke down and bought one with a camera and cool ringtones and all that. I’m sure my co-workers will be OK if they never hear “Fins” by Jimmy Buffett ever again.
For a full year, the son of an Orthodox rabbi whet his curiosity about Christianity by visiting 52 services or Christianthemed events. Then he wrote about it, and — just in time for Hanukkah — published his experience in “My Jesus Year” (HarperOne, $24.95).
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Tour this year’s holiday displays and you’ll see flying angels, Santa’s rock band and a collection of light-up reindeer large enough to put Rudolph’s job in jeopardy.
I have never been skiing or snowboarding. My one attempt at ice skating was humiliating.
You reach for the unwrapped chocolate at the bottom of your purse, hoping its sentimental value is intact.
Brave diners can experience Death at The Oasis — and live to tell about it.
The rockers from WILX probably won’t complain if you don’t know what the title of their first official release, “Didactic Dichotomy,” means.
Bill Bullock is very pleased with Cantus Columbus. The only professional chorus in Columbus, the group has sold out almost every Christmas concert since it began in 2000.
Bartenders at Locos Amigos Cantina on Broadway are making special holiday drinks this season.
Chocolate is a hot commodity to troops stationed overseas. That’s why the Columbus chapter of the United Service Organization is shipping plenty of candy to members of the 988th Military Police Company.
This time of year I always tend to think about family and soldiers, which leads me to history. Being a person who really likes to read history, the Battle of the Bulge pops into mind because I had an uncle who was in it.
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