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‘Til Daddy Comes Marching Home Ben Morrow
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Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Robert A. Valentine Notes N’ Neighbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Murray Life Staff Rodney to the Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Kathy Hodge Ask the Doctor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Jamie Lober Count On It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Murray Life Staff The Same Old Trails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Daniel Van Thomas Laughing Matter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Murray Life Staff All Bones Be White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Leigh Landini Wright Leave It To Beaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Aviva Yasgur Dining Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 From Fast to Fabulous Money Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ron Arant Scrapbooking 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Bonnie Raspberry Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 What’s Happening & Where In Our Next Issue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 What’s Happening Next Last Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Robert Valentine
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