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He wants to hear solutions

Tonight, Southampton County voters will have the opportunity to hear directly from several individuals who are vying for ...

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City schools’ grading policy deserves a zero

There is growing concern about a new academic grading policy that has been put into place in Franklin ...

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Novel set in Franklin, circa WWII

Franklin native and retired Michigan State University professor Roy Matthews is in town to promote his new novel, ...

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The endless war

Military conflicts abroad last for years and prove the age-old lesson that no one wins in war; however, ...

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Optimism amid the gloom

The growing doom and gloom about the newspaper industry — much of it, incredibly, from editors and publishers ...

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Four generations attend birthday

Four generations of a Franklin family attended a Sept. 10 birthday party for 1-year-old Caroline Whitehead.

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Has city let its guard down?

Five hundred years sure passes quickly on the Blackwater River. That thought came to me a few Saturday ...

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American spirit invincible

I was staring at the television and saw the second plane come in from the right side of ...

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Haircuts

It’s after supper (our evening meal); it’s dark outside. People stay in after dark unless they have a ...

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New business owner grateful for city’s help

As I’ve passed the three-year point of owning a small private practice, I want to acknowledge the role ...

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