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The Best Gifts at Christmas

By : Butch Dale    Do you remember the best gifts you received for Christmas...
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A Few Thoughts From Butch On His Birthday…

By: John “Butch” Dale I turned 75 years old today. Yes, three quarters of a...
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Butch Remembers His Childhood Hero

By: John “Butch” Dale I was sad to hear recently that one of my childhood...
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Butch Can Teach Anything!!!

John “Butch” Dale By the time spring of 1977 had rolled around, I had taught...
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Butch Had To Face The Goblins

By: John “Butch” Dale I grew up in an old two-story farmhouse southeast of Darlington....
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Oh, Those Cars…If Butch Had Only Known!!!

By: John “Butch” Dale In a recent column, I mentioned that my wife and I...
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Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Happiness

By:  John “Butch” Dale When I taught 5th grade Social Studies, each student was required...
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Trooper’s Revenge

By: John “Butch” Dale Did you ever do something really stupid when you were young?...
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Biden At The Bat!!!

By: John “Butch” Dale (written in honor of the poem "Casey at the Bat") The...
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Three Cheers For The Cheerleaders!!!

By: John “Butch” Dale When a school has plenty of spirit, it will also have...