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FROM OUR PUBLISHER
Every year –
in the pre-fall days –
the memories return.
I remember my first book satchel. Now they are obsolete;
backpacks in multiple shapes, sizes, styles and prices have replaced
them.
I remember my fat pencils and the oblong tablet with crisp lines
that told me how high to write the alphabet big letters and how small
to write the little ones. The pencils and tablet may still survive in some
schools, but I’ve observed my young nieces and nephews with their
iPads and their schedules and assignments on an electronic screen.
I watch the lines of carpools and the school buses unload the
growing number of students. I remember my early environment of
Mr. Rogers and Captain Kangaroo and wonder what has already
been programmed into these young minds. The media explosion
has multiplied the challenges for parents and teachers.
When I think about those challenges, I remember the wisdom
of God’s Word and want to etch it in the minds of all the young
learners: “Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth.” We who
are without power CAN turn to the Lord who has all power. His
Word says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything
by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known to God.”
This verse is a must to remember for the sake of all the young
learners. God’s word will never be obsolete!
ON THE COVER: “A Home for Brad” organizers Deputy Dwayne Moak, LeeAnn Sanders, Sheriff Randy Tucker, and Lt. Joey Butler
with Deputy Brad Sullivan as a social media campaign to build Brad a new home kicks off.
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Brenda McCall
HOMETOWN STAFF
PUBLISHER & EDITOR
Tahya Dobbs
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Kevin Dobbs
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IN THIS ISSUE
A Home for Brad . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Reader Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Conversations Over Coffee . . . . . . 14
Superfan Families . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Madison Area Schools. . . . . . . . . 28
Make-A-Wish . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Spreading the Magic . . . . . . . . . 78
Women in Business . . . . . . . . . . 86
Time Coin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
...see you around town.
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