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A jar full of ideas

This enduring glass container holds possibilities They’re so familiar to so many people in the South that it’s pretty safe to say that everyone has ... Read more

by Troy Cooper, Tuesday, July 5, 2011 10:15 pm

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Dads deserve their due

I didn’t grow up in the same household with my father. My parents divorced when I was 3, and my mother moved us from Maryland ... Read more

by Troy Cooper, Thursday, June 23, 2011 9:14 pm

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Secret mission to energize Samantha

I’m on a secret mission this summer. And it is related directly to my chatterbox of a niece, Samantha. In the mere 14 years she’s ... Read more

by Troy Cooper, Thursday, June 16, 2011 9:26 pm

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Taking a sweet little journey

As the song goes, I am no superman. I’m only human, good people of Suffolk. I like to think I keep to a pretty good ... Read more

by Troy Cooper, Thursday, June 9, 2011 9:21 pm

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Reasons to be in a good mood

I’m usually not in a good mood when it’s hot outside. I mean, let’s be honest, I simply don’t have the figure for enjoying excessively ... Read more

by Troy Cooper, Thursday, June 2, 2011 9:00 pm

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First time, but not the last

Before this past Friday, the closest I’d ever come to flying in all my 34 years was staring at the vastness of Lake Michigan from ... Read more

by Troy Cooper, Monday, May 16, 2011 10:42 pm

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Jerked out of a busy day

When you’re extremely busy, as I am these days, you tend to miss or overlook the little things — the slices of life that can ... Read more

by Troy Cooper, Thursday, May 12, 2011 9:29 pm

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Catching up on a healthy lifestyle

We’ve all felt like we’re playing catch-up at some point or another in life. Either we feel like we didn’t learn enough about our chosen ... Read more

by Troy Cooper, Thursday, April 28, 2011 6:47 pm

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Jarring something loose

I once got into a knock-down, drag-out fight with my brother over watermelon rind pickles. Read more

by Troy Cooper, Thursday, April 21, 2011 11:42 pm

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Come fly with me to younger days

At what point in life do we stop getting older and just get old? Read more

by Troy Cooper, Thursday, April 14, 2011 9:15 pm

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