Published weekly in the Sherwood Voice, Sherwood, Arkansas
reproduced here by permission of the author.


A little about the author for your information

author Deborah Manfredini is an award-winning columnist for the Sherwood Voice a small town, weekly newspaper in Sherwood, Arkansas. In 1996, she won two first place awards at the annual Arkansas Press Association Convention. The awards were for both the best humorous and serious column categories in the small town weekly division. Another column earned an honorable mention in the humorous category. Prior to that she had won a second place and an honorable mention for feature stories at the 1994 convention. Although Deborah's columns usually cover topics of national interest, she is the divorced mother of two teenagers and this situation provides her with a huge amount of fodder for her weekly column also.

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[Family reference] [ Picking on Religion] [Politics is politics] [Current events somewhat] [ New stuff recently put up] [Award Winners]





Award Winners

Good Girls Don't...
First Place Winner!
Arkansas Press Association -- General Column -- Small Newspaper Division

Family Reference

Life A day in mine. Written July 13, 1997

Pornography on the internet. Written Feburary 15, 1997

Single parenting tips and tricks. Written March 20, 1997

Parents get it together. Written June 26, 1997

Antibiotics a household word. Written September 25, 1997

Antibiotics a household word. Written September 25, 1997



Picking on Religion

SBC Disney plan is Goofy. Written July 3, 1997

Mothers A whole world full. Written May 8, 1997

Bible lessons for the Baptist. Written May 15, 1997



Politics is Politics

Welfare Fity bucks. Written 1997

Military The Military caste system. Written July 31, 1997

CCC Bring it back. Written August 14, 1997

Lies ...lies...lies and the truth will set them free. Written August 21, 1997

Immigration...a Pandoras box. Written August 29, 1997

Myths on welfare. Written June 19, 1997



Current Events Somewhat

Luddites of the Deaf. Written June 5, 1997

Cyber 1 Even on the net people are people. Written April 17, 1997

Cyber 2 Group makes for real friends. Written April 24, 1997

Consumer American Bigwigs cut own throat. Written May 1, 1997

Language To much monkey business. Written July 17, 1997

Disabled Society's blind eye. Written May 22, 1997

Divorce Don't get mad....Get even. Written May 29, 1997

Women on a pedestal. Written June 12, 1997

Soldier welcome home. Written August 7, 1997

Eugenics a sickening tool. Written September 4, 1997

Speech that freedom thing. Written September 11, 1997

Work ethics, where are they?. Written September 18, 1997



New stuff recently put on here

Promises promises Written October 9, 1997

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