• To every eligible voter who has diligently checked registration status and studied the qualifications and personal standards of every candidate for public office and is prepared to take action responsibly at the polls in ways that will help insure every office is filled by a trustworthy and fully qualified person.

• To every student and to every parent of a student who recognizes that not all learning takes place in a formal classroom and remains alert to many alternate avenues of obtaining needed knowledge and the skills for its application.

• To all readers who have and who cherish awareness that personal priorities ought to include faith in God, belief in country, dedication to family and a firm attention to truth, honesty and integrity in all things as means of achieving success in all aspects of life.

 • To Carthage artist Larry Glaze as he advances more and more clearly into the local, regional and national spotlight as a creative personality with unique messages and special ways of converting products of the natural world into eternal memories.

 His work is special, particularly unique and therefore never-to-be-forgotten. We are fortunate indeed to claim him as neighbor and friend.

•  To the new McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital as it reaches ever farther into the presence of more and more residents of the region with a unique caring approach to resolving health care needs and lifting so many needful patients onto the pathway of recovery.