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- Sunday, May 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Mitch Clarke's column
NASA's next 'one small step' is unknown
Television doesn't do justice to space shuttle launches. The power and majesty of this man-made marvel can't be captured on a 27-inch screen, even in high definition.
Validation that man is dog's best friend
I have always assumed that Glory, the black-and-white springer spaniel that lives at my house, loves me.
Don't blame the potato chip because you're fat
I've been feeling a little sorry this week for the poor potato chip. It's a tasty treat, and has been a staple at lunches, picnics and tailgate parties for years. It is, in fact, the perfect salty snack. But if a new study is to be believed, the potato chip is the devil incarnate, responsible for our ever-bulging waistlines. Of course, the study also pointed its finger at other evils, such as sugar-sweetened drinks and ...
The simple joy of a tomato sandwich
There are few foods in the world as delicious as a fresh, homegrown tomato. And when sliced thin and placed between two pieces of white bread, it creates a delight unrivaled in the culinary world.
If you can't stand the heat, turn on the AC
I don't recall the exact moment when I made the vow. It could have been on the snowy morning when I stood ankle deep in the white stuff trying to clean off my car so I could drive on the snow-covered Thompson Bridge Road to work. It could have been that night when my car slipped and slid along the icy road on the way home. Maybe it was over the next few days as ...
Warning: Today's column may cause drowsiness
My mother, like most mothers back when I was a child, was always offering up warnings to me and my brother, Marvin.
Dark and stormy nights give way to fear
Every dark cloud on the horizon gets my attention. Every rumble of thunder puts a pit in my stomach. Every flash of lightning puts me on edge.
Did the 'end of the world' come?
The world was supposed to come to an end on Saturday. If you are reading this on Sunday morning, I'm assuming it didn't.
Pondering our love affair with the royals
I've never been a huge fan of the English royal family. For instance, when millions of people got up early to watch last month's wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, I slept in.
A mother's unerring love can't be beat
I won't be seeing my mother today. A lot of my friends think it's funny that my brother and I don't spend Mother's Day with her. But, just as she has done for the last several Mother's Days, my mother has gone to the beach with a group of her college friends. It's just as well. I can't think of a better way for my mother to celebrate her day than by going and doing ...
DUI story that should have been reported
I have something I need to tell you this morning. It's incredibly embarrassing, even humiliating for me. But you, the good readers of this newspaper, deserve to know.
What is your state of happiness?
I like to consider myself a happy person. Sure, I have days where work gets on my last nerve, or days where something unpleasant happens in my personal life, and as a result, I have a day where I'm less than happy. But I try to be upbeat. I like to laugh. And I try to surround myself with people with similar dispositions. So I was a little surprised to learn that, by being happy, ...
Why didn't someone tell me about spring break?
Growing up in Blakely, I don't remember us ever going on a spring-break vacation. That's not to say we didn't have a spring break, or what passed for a spring break back in those days. Really, it was just five days off from school. We didn't pack our bags and head for the beach or for Disney World or any other locale that seems to be popular with the spring breakers these days. We were ...
Is she going deaf or just choosing to ignore me?
One of the true joys of being a dog owner is the happy greeting that awaits me every time I walk in the front door.
Who is the VP? Seems not many of us know
Benjamin Franklin stopped by my office the other day for a chat. Yes, that Benjamin Franklin. Some people say they talk to God. Some people set up séances to reconnect with their late Aunt Gertrude. I chat with the Founding Fathers. Ben - he told me to call him that - made his way to the 21st century to see the state of the news media today. Besides being an accomplished scientist, inventor, statesman and ...
Articles by Section - Mitch Clarke's column
Even battered and bruised, America will always stand tall
Mere minutes after a teenage terrorist had been captured, Bostonians poured into the streets and cheered – cheered! – the police and firefighters who had ended the terror.
Grab your wallets, the tax man cometh
The government has been getting its grubby little paws into your paycheck every two weeks for the last year, and now it's ready for you to give more.
Man's best friend made a lasting impression
I often get asked how Glory, the black and white springer spaniel who lives at my house, and I got together.
My column today comes without any side effects
I sometimes have a hard time sleeping, so I do what a lot of people suffering from insomnia do. I turn on the TV.
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