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The test of a professional golfer
Fritz Schranck
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When I drove to Ocean Pines Golf Club Oct. 12 to take the Professional Ability Test, I switched my...
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Community Photo Showcase
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I wrote this on the MLK birthday celebration. His birthday was actually Jan. 15, 1929. It is a sad...
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