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My hat’s off to Bartow Houston, an excellent writer. Thanks for giving us something to look forward to. Your articles are outstanding, and what a message.

The Moose Lodge used to take used prescription bottles and donate them to charities that needed them. They don’t take them anymore. Does anyone know of an organization that takes them?

Teaching our students needs to be the first priority of our educators. My grandson did well in school until he started playing baseball. Now, he has to be on the bus at 7 a.m. and practice or play a game five days a week. If the team loses, then members must run laps around the ball field. By the time he gets home and eats, he is too tired to study.

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