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The Okefenokee Editor's Note Thanksgiving's upon us. Reader Forum Tell us what you think. Features Cover Story: Around the South What's going on around here? A Reprieve for the Okefenokee? David R. Osier DuPont Looting and Plundering: An Okefenokee Cartoon Sam Rawls Flag-Waving in the Palmetto State Barry Martin Fiction: "Two Talks: Many Moons of Weeping," an excerpt from Tehano, a novel. Allen Wier Thank You, Thank You Very Much: A Virtual Short Story Help us write the book on the first communiqué from extraterrestrial life. What is Elvis doing . . . in outerspace?   (Rules  |  Story)

R & R Southern Belles Tackle Football We take our football seriously in the South. Some people refer to it as a religion, but how many churches hold a congregation of 100,000 plus? We decided to find out just what football means to Southern women. The following essays depict love and disdain, but a respect for the social institution of the game that has led some to divide the year into the season, spring football and the offseason. WoooOOO, Pig SOOIE! Kristal Kuykendall Love and Football Love Rutledge Politics of Pigskin Karin Beuerlein Thrill of the Game Angela Gillaspie

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