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Wednesday, August 8,2018
The wannabe
fashion designer
To be truthful, I was
‘agin’ it from the begin
ning. To tell the unvar
nished truth, I was quite a
brat about it.
This has been a long
time past so it hurts less to
tell you how unseemly I
acted. Of course, I was
dealing with Mama and,
on occasion, I could act
unseemly, mainly motivat
ed by something unseemly
she said.
My first book was about
to be published and had
received some quite unex
pected good reviews when
the galley of the book had
been sent out. People
magazine, which, at the
time, only reviewed two
books per issue, had
praised it and some major
newspapers had given it a
nod of approval. Since the
book was about Southern
women, who we are and
how we are raised, a
newspaper reporter decid
ed it was quite a fine idea
to call Mama. The report
er did this without my
knowledge. I would never
have agreed to it.
After all, Mama and her
tongue were difficult to
bridle in person. I could
only imagine when I
wasn’t around. Mama
didn’t tell me that she had
been interviewed - of
course this made me even
more suspicious - and it
was only when the report
er came to my house for
our interview, did I dis
cover it.
I remember it clearly.
The reporter, ankles
crossed, was sipping a cup
of coffee. She swallowed
carefully, blinked her blue
eyes and said, “Your
mother was telling me....”
That’s all I remember.
My heart dropped. My
mouth went dry. I inter
rupted to ask disbelieving-
ly, “You talked to Mama?”
She laughed. “Oh yes.
We had quite a lovely
talk.” She settled her gaze
steadily on me. “She told
me a lot about you.”
“I bet she did,” I mum
bled. I could only imagine
what Mama had said. I
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Columnist
was certain that she began
with what a plain, chubby
child I was, then contin
ued to how I toted books
around all the time and,
for the grand finale,
announced, “Do you know
she never went to a prom
or a homecoming dance? I
can’t believe she turned
out like she did.”
As soon as I closed the
front door behind the
reporter, I ran to the
phone. Mama answered
and I screeched, “Why
didn’t you tell me a news
paper reporter called you?
What did you say?”
“I only spoke the gos
pel,” she replied coolly.
“And I didn’t tell you
because it’s none of your
business.”
“None of my business!”
I croaked. “It’s about ME.
How could it not be my
business?”
Let’s just stop there.
Going into more of the
disagreement that arose -
and continued for the next
five days until the article
appeared - is not going to
make you think more of
me. I can promise that.
Mama refused to repeat
anything she had said in
the interview. For days, I
fretted and fumed. On
Sunday morning, the
paper arrived and there on
front page of the features/
life section was a substan
tial layout which included
a large photo, long story,
the cover of my book and,
yes, comments by Mama.
They were surprisingly
nice. The writer must have
caught Mama on a good
day because usually she
didn’t think she should
brag too much on her chil
dren. It was too prideful.
“Ronda loved books but
I always thought she’d be
a fashion designer. She
Mama refused to
repeat anything
she had said in
the interview. For
days, I fretted and
fumed. On Sunday
morning, the
paper arrived and
there on front
page of the fea
tures/life section
was a substantial
layout which
included a large
photo, long story,
the cover of my
book and, yes,
comments by
Mama.
made clothes for her
Barbies then for herself.
Nobody can beat her
when it comes to sewing.”
She was right. I showed
more talent for sewing
than writing and, to this
day, it’s my heart’s second
love. I called Mama to eat
humble pie.
She answered and I
cleared my throat. “I’m
sorry. Your quotes were
good.”
“I know,” she replied
nonchalantly.
Dresses I’ve made, lined
in satin and hand-finished,
are hung in the spare clos
et. The other day I fin
gered one made of red
silk, thinking deeply.
Maybe Mama was right.
I may have missed my
calling.
Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of
Mark My Words: A Memoir of Mama.
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PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING
A PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The Dawson County Board of Commissioners today announces its
intention to leave the current millage rate of 8.138 unchanged, which
would increase the 2018 property taxes it will levy this year by 10.08
percent over the rollback millage rate.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this
matter to be held in the Commissioners Meeting Room at the Dawson
County Courthouse/Administration Building located at 25 Justice
Way, Dawsonville, Georgia at the following times:
Hearing 1: August 2, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Hearing 2: August 9, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.
Hearing 3: August 16, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Each year, the Board of Tax Assessors is required to review the
assessed value for property tax purposes of taxable property in the
County. When the trend of prices on properties that have recently sold
in the County indicate there has been an increase in the fair market
value of any specific property, the Board of Tax Assessors is required
by law to re-determine the value of such property and adjust the
assessment. This is called a reassessment.
When the total digest of taxable property is prepared, Georgia law
requires that a rollback millage rate must be computed that will
produce the same total revenue on the current year’s digest that
last year’s millage rate would have produced had no reassessments
occurred.
The FY 2019 budget tentatively adopted by the Dawson County Board
of Commissioners requires a millage rate higher than the rollback
millage rate to be able to maintain and continue to provide much
needed services to the citizens of the County. Therefore, before the
Dawson County Board of Commissioners may finalize the tentative
budget and set a final millage rate, Georgia law requires three public
hearings to be held to allow the public an opportunity to express their
opinions on the increase.
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