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Bill Kirby is the Metro Editor for The Augusta Chronicle. Write to him at The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903. Call (706) 823-3344 or send e-mail.
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Latest Column

So much for saving extra time
Web-posted 11/08/09
A week ago today they told us we were gaining time. Daylight saving time was handing us our annual fall gift: One hour -- 60 free minutes.

Previous Columns

Sweep shortcomings under rug before you trip over it
Web-posted 11/06/09
I am forever bumping into doors, walking into low furniture and tripping over rug wrinkles
Trick-or-treaters prove neighborhood evolution
Web-posted 11/03/09
Someone should do a study on how you can determine the relative age of a neighborhood by the number of children who come to your door trick-or-treating each year.
Augusta doesn't have a real ghost story
Web-posted 11/01/09
Last night's Halloween and today's All Saints "Day of the Dead" always seem to inspire stories of the mysterious and unexplained, but as one historian told me Friday, the Garden City lacks a signature ghost story.
Tricks to making Halloween a treat
Web-posted 10/30/09
Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title.
Little dog sniffs out big insult
Web-posted 10/27/09
I'm in the doghouse. Sort of. You see I was one of the judges Sunday at the CSRA Humane Society's annual Pet-A-Fair. My expertise was vital in judging the Halloween costumes worn by the dog and cat companions of the 200 or so people gathered at the Julian Smith Casino.
I don't know Jack when it comes to pumpkins
Web-posted 10/25/09
Sometimes traditions just aren't worth it.
Trick is keeping Halloween candy hidden
Web-posted 10/23/09
I like to save money. I saw Halloween candy was on sale at the grocery.
Going 'green' just takes a little spray paint, and a sense of humor
Web-posted 10/20/09
I remember many laughed at me this summer when I solved my front lawn gardening problem by using green spray-paint to brighten up a dead, brown plant.
Sportswriter merits honorary duty
Web-posted 10/18/09
Almost half a century ago when my sixth-grade class was asked to stand and announce what we wanted to be when we grew up, I rose from my seat near the teacher's desk and said, "I want to be a sportswriter like Furman Bisher."
Let sleeping dogs lie, and enjoy their happy dreams
Web-posted 10/16/09
My little dog woke up the other night while he was dreaming.
Americans hang up for their 'Right to Dry'
Web-posted 10/13/09
The next great debate in our nation? Laundry. The New York Times reported Sunday that there is a growing "Right to Dry" movement in this country.
There's no quick fix anymore, but it makes the celebration sweeter
Web-posted 10/11/09
I'm at the age where, if I'm not breaking down, my stuff is.



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