Published weekly in the Sherwood Voice, Sherwood, Arkansas
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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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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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