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The way we were
Clips from Mountain Eagle front pages over the past 50 years
      August 28, 1958 Annexation fever has hit the Whitesburg City Council again. The council this past week voted unanimously to direct City Atty. LeRoy Fields to prepare a new annexation ordinance for submission to the council at its Sept. 4 meeting.
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Car Talk
Hole in car needs more than just Bondo
      Dear Tom and Ray: I have a huge rust spot on my car, a '95 Subaru. It is not really a rust "spot," but rather a missing part of my car that has rust around it. I tried to sand it down and put Bondo on it and repaint the car, and it actually looked pretty good for a while!
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Moments in time
      • On Aug. 25, 1875, Matthew Webb, a 27-year-old merchant navy captain, becomes the first known person to successfully swim the English Channel. Webb accomplished the grueling 21- mile crossing, which acutally entailed 39 miles of swimming because of tidal currents, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
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Horoscope
      ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your honesty might upset some people, but you inevitably win more admirers for having the courage to tell the truth when others are more likely to scramble for cover. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your efforts to defend your project begin to show favorable results.
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SPEAKING OF SOAPS
RECAPS - 8/25-8/29
      ALL MY CHILDREN — Ryan learned that Annie got pregnant on purpose. He told Greenlee and Kendall to butt out of his life, but later confessed his love to Greenlee. Ryan and Aidan got into a squabble. Greenlee chose to stay with her husband. After hearing Ryan's true feelings, Annie left him. Richie continued to haunt Annie.
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Now here's a tip
By JOANN DERSON
      • "If you have open cabinets in your kitchen (or see-through doors), try painting just the insides of the cabinets a different color from the outsides. It makes a nice, cheap change." — C.A. in Arizona • It's still hurricane season. Get prepared by grabbing a few extra canned goods or a gallon of water on each trip to the grocery store.
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Lye soap worked well, but it smelled awful
      I love to take a few moments now and then to just sit in my rocker and think of the past. In other words, take a memory march back through the ages. I think of small children playing outside in all the dirt and grime, letting the dust billow up between the toes of their bare feet as they in all their innocence enjoy life as it was meant to be.
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The Skinny on Fats
The Fats That Fit a Healthy Diet
      Yes, some fats can fit into a healthy diet. Our bodies actually require them. The USDA Dietary Guidelines recommend 20 to 35 percent of calories come from fats, predominantly unsaturated ones. They deliver certain vitamins, provide essential fatty acids and are a source of fuel.
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Make sure mail keeps up with you when you move
      Despite the housing slump, the credit crunch and the high price of gas, some 14 percent of the nation's population continues to move each year, generating 45 million changes of address annually. The good news is, thanks to the U.S. Postal Service, there are a variety of convenient ways to make sure your mail keeps up with you when you move.
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