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CODY SOSSAMON PUBLISHER
      They finally did it. They got me and got me good. For years I've written columns detailing the antics of my wife and friends. It was all in good fun, of course, but occasionally the subjects of these columns didn't quite see the humor.
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LEDGER READERS ON THE ROAD
     Lambda Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. took the Gaffney Ledger along when they met for their national convention in Washington, D.C. in July. From left to right, Charlotte Holloway, Rachel Edwards, Courtney Briscoe, Cheryll Smith (president of local chapter), Bobbie Jefferies, Willa Curry-Jackson, Cathy Curry- Bloise and Bertha T. Harris
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Obama's Myths: Young Voters and Small Donors
BY DICK MORRIS AND EILEEN MCGANN
      Myths in politics take on a life of their own, and the Obama campaign has been quick to cloak its incredible electoral success with a new coat of mythology. Two fantasies, in particular, pervade the amazing triumph of the Obama candidacy: that young people propelled him to victory by finally voting in large numbers and that small donors financed his campaign.
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Legalize marijuana
LETTER
      Dear Gaffney Ledger: Sen. William Mescher (R-Berkley Co.) has introduced S.220, a compassionate bill that will allow patients with cancer, multiple sclerosis, severe pain, and other serious illnesses to use marijuana with their doctors' approval.
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