The Fayette Citizen-Opinion Page

Friday, January 30, 2004

Forty-four wooden crosses
By DAVID EPPS
Pastor

Country singer Randy Travis released a hit song that included the words, “There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway.” The lyrics go on to tell the story of a bus wreck in which three people were killed and one was spared. Nearly everyone in the South, of course, understands what wooden crosses on the side of the highway means — it means that someone was killed on that very spot in a terrible accident.

The $1,309 pigeon
By Rick Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

Forget about the military spending $600 on a toilet seat. Don’t be alarmed that the Air Force has spent $100 for a 25-cent bolt. Only in our nation’s capital can one spend $1,309 on a pigeon.

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