Letters to the editor
      Quit bashing, and do your jobs I read with interest your Mack Whittle article in The Columbia Star. While I agree that Whittle continues to put himself first and probably should not have received his full retirement package, I disagree with the public "Whittle bashing" by The Columbia Star and especially by Governor Sanford and Congressman Ingles.
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Thirty-Something Speaks
Dogs — love, lick, and lounge
Mike Maddock
      Yago the Belgian Malinois and Miko the German Shepherd greet each other through a chain link fence each morning by lifting their legs and peeing on one another. It must be a European thing; kind of like when French guys say hello with a kiss to each cheek.
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The man with the lunch box
      It's mid- morning in Monroe, Washington, when a man walks into the bank and announces: "This is a stickup. Give me all the money, and nobody gets hurt. You can forget about the bait money." In just a few minutes, the robber is out of the bank carrying the stolen money in his lunch box.
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
The last person a woman dresses for is her man
      It was a birthday dinner for the Woman Whose Garbage I'm Responsible For. Seven of us around the table enjoying our time together. A young couple stopped to speak to someone at our table. Introductions were made. Our reason for being there was revealed. The woman complimented Suzy on her youthful appearance and her curly hair.
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Think about this
Contributed by Bob Ford
      • Pythagorean Theorem: 24 words. • The Lord's Prayer: 66 words. • Archimedes' Principle: 67 words. • The Ten Commandments: 179 words. • Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: 286 words. • The entire Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words.
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