Jim Smith
Bring home our troops
Last April, I wrote about vacationing in Cedar Key and indulging in one of my favorite pastimes while…
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Keeping the fire from going out
Some years ago, NBC news anchor David Brinkley appeared on the Johnny Carson late night show to discuss…
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If fall is here, can Halloween be close?
Stick your head out the window or door this morning and see if the weatherman is correct. It’s…
Jim Smith
Good readers go on forever
When I heard of the death of Melvin Nussbaum, it was quite a shock. Even though he was…
Jim Smith
The 2nd debate only brought more mediocrity
There has been a second debate, Monday night in Tampa, among the eight candidates who wish to become…
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Current GOP candidates need to shed ‘mediocrity’ label
The current crop of Republican candidates, one of which may become the next president of the United States,…
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Some Supreme Court cases were truly landmarks
Today, class, some history lessons in American government, a quiz on landmark decisions by the Supreme Court —…
Jim Smith
This book is 1,000 evil pages into the past
At one time or another, many of us have had that “big book” we had big plans to…
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Exercise can be that one thing that cures all ills
My youngest son says the cure for everything is exercise. Each time he visits a doctor with any…
Jim Smith
Griffin biography reconstructs a ‘Southern way of life’
The Bainbridge Living magazine is now available in its usual outlets, and I was asked by former managing…