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Artist Steve Penley has tastes many other people do, too. But while his subjects might appeal to the average person, how he interprets those images in paint and through collage is not so ordinary.

Dear Carolyn: I am 28 and married. My father feels I am wasting my time and skills in a job that pays so poorly (high school English teacher). He thinks I ought to go to law school, like my cousins. I've been teaching for four years, and while it hasn't been easy, I'm really passionate about it and feel as though I'm making a difference. My parents frequently go on cruises, and each time I'm bombarded with tales of people they've met who are successful in business, law, etc. Presumably, the intent is to encourage me to pick something else. How do I handle my father's nitpicking in a respectful way?

My mother recently had surgery and now is experiencing significant memory loss. The doctor said that anesthesia sometimes affects memory. How long will this last, and is there anything we can do to help her recover?

NEW YORK - Viewers who tune in the new Planet Green network expecting a sober documentary on the plight of the yellow-breasted whooping finch will be in for a surprise.

LOS ANGELES - Sarah Jessica Parker and her gal pals have not lost their sex appeal.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - One of Hollywood's largest movie studios starred in a disastrous sequel Sunday as a fire ripped through a lot at Universal Studios, destroying a set from "Back to the Future," a King Kong exhibit and a streetscape seen frequently in movies and TV shows.

Packway Handle Band - Local bluegrass act Packway Handle Band are popular among fans of traditional bluegrass and those who would not normally give bluegrass a listen.

An Elberton man was killed Saturday on Georgia Highway 17 in a head-on collision, according to the Washington post of the Georgia State Patrol.

Burglars stole computers, televisions, a video camera and an iPod valued at $4,650 from a North Athens apartment, Athens-Clarke police said.

An Athens woman was arrested Sunday after she set fire to her boyfriend's clothes at their Rocksprings Homes apartment, Athens-Clarke police said.

Burglars kicked in the back door to a Charleston Drive home between 4 p.m. Tuesday and 5:30 p.m. Saturday and took $1,710 in video game systems, a video projector, a television, jewelry and a bed comforter, Athens-Clarke police said.

"In a statement, Cox declined interviews or to provide detailed comments until official results are released next month."

Dear daughter: I have loved you from the moment I met you. You were still wet from the birth canal, hair matted to your scalp, eyes squeezed shut. They dried you off, cut the cord, placed you in a bassinet under a warming light. I went over to you. My hand covered your torso.

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