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August 17, 2008
Taking a look at Florence through old directories
You’re pretty old if you remember telephone party lines, and I ran across a couple of 1915 and 1917 local telephone directories that indicate party lines were around here pretty early.
August 10, 2008
Random thoughts — from guns to curses to traffic lights
Some completely unrelated thoughts:
Let’s take up the shameful failure of the most right wing politicos to properly support the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
August 03, 2008
‘Out of town’ newspapers reported Florence news
It must have been quite a fire in a village like Florence in 1872 after James Allen’s store caught fire.
July 27, 2008
Former Army Air Corps base home to community activity
Much has been said and written around here lately about how Florence Little Theatre made its first permanent home in the Florence Army Air Field’s old movie house.
July 20, 2008
‘Blue Highways’ takes detour through Pee Dee
Ever read “Blue Highways,” a book by William Least Heat Moon? You should, and I’ll tell you a little about it.
July 13, 2008
Sometimes ‘The Market’ needs adult supervision
Let The Market decide” is a cherished slogan of neo-con ideologues. And nobody is better at reciting slogans than they.
July 06, 2008
Author, attorney remembers his Florence roots
J. Michael Martinez apparently is one person who has not forgotten where he came from.
June 29, 2008
Emotional ending at FLT’s Cashua Street house
Before the final Florence Little Theatre performance at its Cashua Street house last weekend, they said, only half jokingly, perhaps they should pass out Kleenex instead of champagne for the farewell toast to their 40-year home.
June 22, 2008
Remembering Florence the way it used to be
Thom Anderson remembers how things used to be in Florence.
June 15, 2008
Jinxing the Triple Crown winner one more time
Belmont Park is a beautiful place on New York’s Long Island with a mile-and-a-half dirt track surrounding a shorter turf track. The infield includes a couple of lakes and very green grass that from the stands looks perfect.
June 08, 2008
Looking back can get you reflecting on past, present life
It is hard to explain why, but I occasionally like to look back at columns I churned out years ago, and last week I ran across one from Nov. 28, 1984.
June 01, 2008
Spoleto Festival still provides great entertainment
It was not exactly on the same level of hostility as the Civil War that started in Charleston in 1861, but the divorce of the Spoleto Festival USA and the Festival of Two Worlds, however they say that in Italian, seemed just as unnecessary.
May 25, 2008
Old railroad station holds lots of memories
Shortly before American involvement in World War II, a big crowd turned out at Florence’s Atlantic Coast Line railroad station.
May 18, 2008
Painting nominees as elitists great sales pitch
One of the all time great sales jobs has been GOP success in recent elections, painting Democratic presidential nominees as “elitists,” out of touch with the good ol’ boys and girls while the Republican candidate is one of the boys.
May 07, 2008
Enjoying music, theater, the arts in Florence, Lake City
Seasons are coming to a close all around us, and last week the Florence Symphony Orchestra gave its last concert of the season, featuring American composers, including Copeland and Gershwin. It’s not often that the composer is on hand for a concert in Florence, but it happened that night.
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