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Lamar Thames’ Talk of the Town column

  My first experience with a daily newspaper came in 1958 when the father of a childhood friend of mine asked me if I wanted to help him deliver papers while his oldest son took the summer off. 

  ”Sure, I’d love to,” I told Mr. Fulgham, Eddie’s father, not really sure what I was getting into. 

  My family and I lived in the West Brow community on Lookout Mountain, about 10 miles from the famous Rock City tourist attraction. Mr. Fulgham’s route covered the Lookout Mountain communities on both the Tennessee Read the rest of this entry »