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The phone rang at 1 A.M. I got up to answer, and heard my sister-in-law's voice on the other end.
"There's a problem with Keith. They want me at the hospital. Can you drive me?" she asked.
I don't remember the drive to Mt. Carmel Hospital, except for pulling into the area reserved for ...
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| The Night I saw History Made
Last night Nov. 4th, 2008 I saw history made.The last few months I have had a zeal in supporting Barak Obama in his canidacy for president. Many times I felt alone here in a staunch republican county in Mississippi. I believed that Barack would not only be a good president, but a great one.I ...
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