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- FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS —WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER *, 191*
—Opinion—
Hot Line volunteers
deserve special notice
For many it is just a voice on
the other end of a phone, but
person behind that voice has to
be special and most of all
understanding.
Such a description can de
scribe but probably does not do
justice to those volunteers who
are working on the new abuse
hot line.
What gives them then an ex
tra added incentive is that
many of them have suffered the
same way as the people who are
calling. Having been through
Our child abuse series
While the volunteers on the
Hot Line help to answer ques
tions on mostly spouse abuse,
there is another abuse which
continues to raise its ugly head.
That is child abuse.
In today’s newspaper we be
gin a serieS ori the issue of'child
abuse. It does not detail child
abuse in Atlanta, Augusta or
Macon. It deals with it right
here in Forsyth County.
You will see stories on how
the issue is dealt with by the
schools, the criminal justice
system, foster parents and per
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Do you think tearing down the Berlin Wall will be the end of communism?
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David Monk
“In Germany yes, but I don’t know as
far as world wide.”
the same situation themselves,
the volunteers are able to have
that special insight needed to
provide the necessary informa
tion and counsel to the abused
person.
Currently, there are 25 volun
teers offering their service
and each one has a story to tell.
It is unfortunate that volun
teers are needed to offer this
type assistance, but it should be
comforting to know that these
volunteers give extra meaning
to the idea of helping.
haps most important by the
child.
We tried to look at the issue
through many eyes, because it
is only with a broad perspective
that an issue of this importance
can be put into proper focus.
Theories shews not only the
problem but pinpoints that
there is hope. Hope that we can
all tike steps to help alleviate
this growing problem, hope that
gov eminent realizes the need to
assn t in this area *nd most of
all hi pe that we care enough to
make a difference.
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Christine Bennett
“No. It’s been going on too long.”
The Christmas celebration shouldn’t be a ‘contest’
Experts say the holiday season causes
depression in many people. They have vari
ous theories about the origins of this depres
sion and one is that expectations are so
great.
People try to relive good Christmas mem
ories or overcome bad ones. They try to
outdo last year, or someone else’s Christ
mas experiences by making everything big
ger and better. When they fail, guilt and/or
depression set in.
I can understand that, to some degree.,
When I was growing up it was the mother
who bore a great part of the responsibility
for a "good” Christmas.
In those days, most mothers did not work
outside the home, and most households
were run by these mothers. So, when Christ
mas time came, she did the shopping, the
decorating, the cooking, etc. Of course the
father and children helped, but she more or
less “ran the show” and took the credit or
blame for the holiday “success .
I think a lot of women raised in that land
of environment believe in carrying on the
tradition. I know I felt that way when I was
raising my two girls and I often felt I wasn t
living up to the heritage of happy holidays I
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The proof is in the tuna pudding
By David Grimes
New York Times Regional Newspapers
My newspaper is publishing a cookbook,
so I’m sure I will soon be asked to contrib
ute one of my famous recipes.
Many people have remarked on the quali
ty of my cooking, and I can say in all modes
ty that I probably know my way around a
kitchen better than most walruses know
their way around the cockpit of the
Concorde.
So, with impressive credentials like these,
it’s just a matter of time before the cook
book editor seeks out my ... excuse me. I
hear my phone ringing. That’s probably the
cookbook editor now.
I’m pretty dam handy around the kitchen.
One of my specialties is something I call
“Famous Tuna Salad.” What do you think?
Pretty catchy name, huh? Don’t be intimi
dated, though. This dish is really quite sim
ple to prepare. Here’s how:
FAMOUS TUNA SALAD
Some tuna
Some mayonnaise
Open the can of tuna. Dump the tuna into
a bowl. Realize you should have drained the
tuna first. Attempt to pour the liquid out of
the bowl. Watch the tuna fall into the sink.
Realize you should not have done this over a
sink full of dirty dishes. Attempt to pick the
bigger chunks of tuna off the dishes. Hope
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Dwight Mallernee
“No, as long as the older leaders are
there. Until the new generation comes
along it will be that way.”
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had enjoyed as a child. It took me many
years to realize that the Christmas celebra
tion shouldn’t be a “contest,” in which each
holiday is compared to others in the past
and “rated.”
Yes, that is what the commercialization
surrounding this holiday is all about. Notice
how many ads suggest that if you want to
make someone happy or make sure they
know you love them, you’ll spend this
amount of money on this or that gift or toy.
Notice how many talk about making this a
“Christmas to remember.” Every Christ
mas should be one to remember and each
for different reasons.
I was thinking the other day about the
no one is watching.
Add mayonnaise to tuna. Realize you
don’t have enough mayonnaise. Rummage
through refrigerator in search of a mayon
naise substitute. Rule out ketchup, mus
tard, peanut butter and marshmallow
creme. See elderly bottle of Thousand Is
land dressing. Say “why not?” Hope no one
is watching.
While people run far and wide at the mere
mention of my Famous Tuna Salad, I have
also earned quite a reputation for another
recipe that I call ... whoops! There’s the
phone again. Must be the cookbook editor.
Isn’t that funny. Another wrong number.
Anyway, as I was saying, my other recipe is
called “Famous Barbecued Chicken De-
Light.” The De-Light part of the name is a
sort of play on words that I made up all by
myself. It’ll make more sense when we get
near the end of the recipe:
FAMOUS BARBECUED
CHICKEN DE-LIGHT
Some chicken
Some barbecue sauce (I prefer the
“cheap” brand.)
Light the charcoal, and wait for a light
gray ash to form on the coals. Realize, 20
minutes later, that the charcoal didn’t light.
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E.L. Anderson
“No. I don’t think that it will have any
thing to do with it, anymore that build
ing it meant the end to democracy.”
many Christmasses I have seen and which
was my “best” and my “worst.” The funny
thing was that there is no such thing as a
“worst” Christmas to me and I think my
best Christmas could be my next one or
maybe the one after that! Many of them had
happy and sad moments mixed. Some of
them had lonely moments. Some of them
were too busy. But all of them have been
meaningful, special and able to stand on
their own in the memory closet of my mind.
The reason for this celebration has not
changed in 2,000 years, but our ways of com
memorating it surely have. Perhaps, if a
person is depressed this year as Christmas
approaches, he or she might try changing
the direction in which they are looking.
Instead of looking back and regretting
that this year is not like those happy times
of yesteryear, maybe>t would be good to
look around and see who needs a helping
hand or a friend this Christmas.
Instead of looking at ourselves with pity,
perhaps we need to look up and remember
the Star of Bethlehem. Christmas is certain
ly nothing new, but maybe we need to take a
new look at it.
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Pour more lighter fluid on coals, light, and
watch the fire go out. Realize you’re out of
lighter fluid. Rummage around house look
ing for substitute lighter fluid. Rule out
beer, wine, vodka and 10W-30 motor oil.
Pour some lawnmower gasoline on the
coals. Hope no one is watching. Light. Turn
garden house on burning roof.
When coals are hot, put chicken on grill.
Brush some barbecue sauce on the chicken,
if you remember. Go in the house, fix your
self a drink, and watch rerun of “Mr. Ed”
on Nickelodeon. Realize that “Mr. Ed” is
every bit as dumb now as it was in 1962.
Turn off TV and listen to some music. Play
air guitar while listening to “Pinball Wiz
ard” by The Who. Turn off stereo, and begin
“leading rtiSgazine. Smell something burn
ing. Realize you forgot the chicken. Get out
to grill in time to see chicken engulfed in
flames. Grab the garden hose and “de
light” the chicken. (Get it?)
Hope no one is watching.
These are just two of the many great reci
pes of mine that are sure to be published in
the upcoming Sarasota Herald-Tribune
cookbook.
Wait. That must be the cookbook editor on
the phone now ....
(David Grimes is a columnist for the Sar
asota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune.)
Marshal John Pickelsimer
“No. It might bring it into a smaller
area but it will still be in certain
areas.”
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