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www.clevelandbanner.com Cleveland Daily Banner—Sunday, January 3, 2016—37 SUNDAY PeoPle Gwen Swiger Associate Editor Phone 472-5041 or fax 614-6529 [email protected] Holiday Decorations Sheriff’s Office Eric Watson Bradley County Sheriff Out with the old! We are hearing “Out with the Old, In with the New” a lot right now! The end of 2015 on Thursday at 11:59 p.m. and the arrival a minute later of 12 a.m. Friday meant a clean slate. The past year is done and the new year has arrived. There are so many “resolutions” floating around right now and many of them will be forgotten in just a few days, because many times change is hard. In fact, there are times that a sudden change is just impossible. One has to plan for that change and implement it over a period of time. True, there are some changes we must deal with immediately, such as the loss of a loved one. One thing I have found about change is, whether it is planned or not, it must be dealt with. I talk to inmates all the time who have had their freedom taken away due to their past behavior. This behavior has led to a separation from society, friends and family. When asked about losing their free F