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Teresa Lee

Close To Home

Not quite a native Ripley Countian - she attended only her last year of high school in Doniphan though she taught in the R-1 system for 32 years - Teresa (Pearson) Lee delights in surprising readers and herself with anecdotal observations of life in general. Maybe you can blame her St.Louis roots for a quirky humor and some slightly-askewed opinions, but never doubt she writes from the heart. For additional writings, check out her Close to Home Blog.

Close To Home

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

My attention focused on “Love Helps Those” (written and recorded by Paul Overstreet) when I began typing this column. Google says it hit the airwaves in 1988. My mind meandered down memory lane for a few moments. In ‘88 my son and I lived in Doniphan across from the elementary school. He was 9. I was a high school teacher. What was I driving? A robin’s egg blue Plymouth Fury Station Wagon. It was rather conspicuous in the teachers’ parking lot. Pouf! My topic switched to that blue tank.

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