By Rev. Jonathan Yarboro
Greetings from the corner of Bridge and Bridge! Hopefully everyone reading this column is still enjoying the extra rest of a holiday weekend and not trying to cram a five-day work week into four. That isn’t what Labor Day is about anyway.
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