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Faye Rowe was ‘much better than gold’

Had she lived these past 20 years, Faye Rowe would have occupied half-a-book of columns, I’m sure.  Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, June 8, 2018 7:36 pm

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The ‘Lampliters’ lit the night many a Georgia evening

On any given dark, lonely Georgia night back in the 1960s, mama would lighten the mind’s sky by putting on some old-time Gospel records. That ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, June 1, 2018 6:14 pm

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Little Johnny protests at the table

"Little Johnny, I’m going to need you to bow your head during the prayer,” dad said sternly as soon as he had finished saying the ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, May 25, 2018 9:25 pm

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LaGrange book sure wouldn’t fit in a tea shop

A few years ago, a publisher from South Carolina stumbled across our column and asked us to write a book about LaGrange and her heroes. Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, May 18, 2018 7:18 pm

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It’s all right to be a mama’s baby

I admit it: I’m a mama’s baby. You can laugh if you want, but the truth is, I bet you are, too. Even if your mama’s ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, May 11, 2018 10:28 pm

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Let’s borrow some of the Georgia preacher’s fire

Nobody ever did anything worthwhile without some fire down in their bones. I’m sorry, but there’s no getting around it. We don’t get anywhere dilly-dallying ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, May 4, 2018 8:32 pm

Columns

The Amen Man was a mystery

We called him the “Amen Man.” I don’t know what his real name was, or where he was from.  Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, April 27, 2018 8:25 pm

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Fake news didn’t cut it in the old days

The truth is hard to come by nowadays. That’s the honest truth. It’s awfully hard anymore to decipher real news from fake news, although a ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, April 20, 2018 11:20 pm

Columns

Benefits of a ‘Popman’ coach for your basketball training

Come on, pretty eyes, hustle, and the key word is hustle! Be quick now, but don’t hurry. Nice shot, young lady, that’s it. Catch that ... Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, April 13, 2018 7:29 pm

Columns

It was an honor to have called him coach

Just call him “Coach.” When you are a coach as deep-down as LaGrange’s Coach Dick Shrewsbury, no other name is needed. It’s just “Coach.” Read more

by Steven Ray Bowen, Friday, April 6, 2018 11:42 pm

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