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Ever Thought About Writing Your Memoir?
February 20, 2026 -- If someone asked me last year if I was going to be writing a memoir I would have chuckled. "What have I ever done that was that interesting. Memoirs are for luminaries like movie stars, inventors, military heroes, and athletes." That all changed after I received an unusual Christmas present from my daughter Molly. Yes, the…...
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Newnan, Georgia, is the county seat of Coweta County, located about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta, and considered to be part of the Metro area. The city was named for North Carolina’s General Daniel Newnan, and in mid-1800 was considered one of the wealthiest cities in the country. Today, it has a diverse population of 42,549, (2020 census), which reflects…...
Apple Valley is a town of about 69,000 that is northeast of San Bernardino and near Victorville. Its big claim to fame is that is was the home of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. It is ranchland and also a far-flung suburb to the LA area. Apples were once grown here but due to water shortages long ago disappeared. Arrowhead…...
Flagler Beach is a small town on Florida's north Atlantic coast, just above Daytona Beach and below Palm Coast. The town is named for the former partner of John D. Rockefeller in Standard Oil, who went on to become a famous hotelier and railroad builder in Florida. The population has declined somewhat to just under 4,500. The peaceful 6 mile…...
Fairborn is a quiet town with many working at the nearby Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the home of the Air Force Materiel Command and in many measures the largest, most diverse and organizationally complex base in the Air Force. Due to the close proximate of WPAFB, Fairborn attracts military retirees from all over the country, many of whom were…...