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By JIM ZBICK

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There's a town in Connecticut called Shelton and in this town there is a high school. In the high school is a senior named James Tate.

On "Good Morning America" this morning, my jaw dropped when it featured an 8-year-old girl who competes in beauty pageants and gets Botox injected

By BOB URBAN

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By jim zbick

jzbick@tnonline.com

Local residents had their thirst for news well satisfied during the spring of 1911.

I'm the editor, but it's the editor's wife who got the scoop on bin Laden being killed by Navy Seals.

This was quite an historic week with the best of the good juxtaposed with the worst of the evil within one 24 hour period.

How far have we come?

Pretty darn far. Just think, that 100 years ago, in 1911 here's what we had. Compare that to what we have now.

If I was to argue with you that white was black or up was down, I am willing to bet two things would happen.

By jim zbick

jzbick@tnonline.com

When I drove to work Friday morning, gasoline, where I usually fill my tank, was $3.83 a gallon.

My friend Earl made a career of the Air Force and one of the places he was stationed was in England about 10 years ago.