I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder
whether they are really there because they're good
– or because they're lucky.
Katharine Hepburn
You were here because you were good, and we were damn lucky to have you.
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In an effort to reduce the family deficit we proudly announce the newest member of our family:
Brand new, 2003, 1.9% financing, and saving us $300 per month. A welcome addition indeed.
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In what appears to be yet another coincidental "passing of three",
Strom Thurmond, the South Carolina legend who dominated state politics for more than 50 years, died at 9:45 p.m. Thursday at Edgefield County Hospital.
"Surrounded by family, my father was resting comfortably, without pain, and in total peace," Strom Thurmond Jr. said in a statement issued on the family's behalf.
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His 1948 presidential campaign was launched to protest the national Democratic Party?s civil rights plank. His record filibuster in 1957 was an attempt to kill part of a civil rights bill. In the 1950s and 1960s, he condemned nearly all court rulings and congressional proposals that extended civil rights to African-Americans.
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But many black and white people credit Thurmond for changing his views on racial issues. He became the first Southern member of Congress to appoint a black person to his professional staff. He voted for the Voting Rights Act of 1982. And he was honored in 1995 by the presidents of historically black colleges and universities for his support of those schools.
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Lester Maddox — the restaurateur who became a symbol of segregationist defiance and then Georgia governor in a controversial election — died this morning at an Atlanta hospice. He was 87.
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"I think history will judge him well," said former House Speaker Tom Murphy, who served as Maddox's floor leader. "He had a reputation as a segregationist, but he told us he was not a segregationist, but that you should be able to associate with whoever you wanted. He went on to do more for African-Americans than any governor of Georgia up until that time."
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks, president of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, said Maddox "did a lot of good things" for blacks in the state, but would be remembered for his segregationist views.
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Maddox, the only Atlantan to serve as Georgia's governor, served from 1967 to 1971. He might have been elected to a second term had the state constitution then allowed governors to succeed themselves. Instead, he settled for lieutenant governor from 1971-75, leaving little doubt that he would try to regain the governor's office.
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Take a moment out of your day to check out All Sewn Up, Gidget's new business venture.
For a while now she has been trying to find, "just the right job", which would allow her as much time with the kids as possible, and I think she may have found it.
She decided to put her quilting and sewing talents to use and she started "All Sewn Up", Custom Quilts and Unique Gifts.
Of course, I am not biased or anything, but I highly recommend the Sketch-A-Quilt&trade. The kids made one for me for Father's Day. They are incredible (the quilts and the kids).
Check it out, and tell her I sent you.
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