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They shoot columnists, don’t they?

What possessed me to rise and shine at 7 a.m. a few Fridays ago I have no idea. There were no Christmas presents waiting downstairs. No real job — thank God — to slouch off to. And Momma, well, she wasn’t going to be arraigned until the following Monday. Bless her heart. But there I…

Driftaway to Sandfly

Sometimes you’re in the mood for fine dining, and sometimes you just want some really good grub. And then there are the eventual times when you may want the former, while your dining partner prefers the latter. What to do? Here’s a suggestion: Go to the Driftaway Café in historic Sandfly (that’s approximately one blink…

Letters to the Editor

THE BEST SMOKING BAN IS AN ALL-OUT SMOKING BAN Editor, Regarding “Smokescreen” by Richard R. DiPirro: I had the “pleasure” of living in a large city when a similar “partial smoking ban” came into being. It caused a lot of problems for smokers and non-smokers, and owners. The ban worked for those restaurateurs who actually…

The Blotter

• A woman walking her dog at Wahlburg and Barnard streets observed a man trying to break into her car with a crow bar. She told him, “Dude, you better run.” The man brandished the crow bar and said, “Bring it on,” but the woman’s dog growled and he dropped the crow bar and ran.…

Ruler of the roost on LIttle Neck Road

I didn’t want to get attached. So I never gave him a name, other than Mr. Man. He’s loud and aggressive and gets up too early in the morning. I know from a friend — and from looking at his legs — a swift kick could hurt. And this is before he got his spurs.…

City Notebook

DRUG BUST ON SHELL ROAD The interception of a half-pound of marijuana last week at a seemingly vacant house on Shell Road led to the arrest of Omar Griffin, one of Chatham County’s most wanted men, on a number of charges going back for over a year. Griffin will be charged with three counts of…


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