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      (Tina Franklin is the mother of SPC Mike Franklin, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2005.) I am not a writer. I'm just a mother with a broken heart. And while I prefer not to talk about politics -- I leave that to those we voted into office -- I do believe very strongly that o...
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Through An 'Old Timer's' Eyes
By Howard 'Mac' McDonald
      Last Sunday as I left church, I was handed a palm branch. I never really knew the significance, so I checked the Bible. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on an ass and the people spread palm branches in his path. Even an old-timer can learn something new. Remember the song, "Bridge Over Troubled Waters?" ...
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Expand Ski Denton!
      To the editor: It's time for a bold new vision and concerted efforts to resurrect the collapsing economy of Coudersport, Potter County, and the entire northern tier. The expansion of Ski Denton into a destination resort can be the answer. This can be done in an environmentally friendly way to m...
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