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Cleveland Daily Banner—Sunday, January 3, 2016—37
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Gwen Swiger
Associate Editor
Phone 472-5041 or fax 614-6529
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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