It’s good to be right every now and then SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Mar 21, 2018 Mar 21, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Scott Hollifield is editor/GM of The McDowell News in Marion, N.C and a humor columnist. Contact him at rhollifield@mcdowellnews.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Sometimes, I am right.kAm(96? x D2:5[ “x 5@?’E 36=:6G6 x H@F=5 E9C@H E92E @? E96 7:C6 :7 x H6C6 J@F[” x H2D C:89E] $:?865 6J63C@HD AC@G65 :E E@ 36 D@]k^AmkAm(96? x D2:5[ “x 5@?’E 36=:6G6 x H@F=5 5C:?< 2== E92E :7 x H6C6 J@F[” x H2D C:89E] #F:?65 7=@@C >2ED :? 2 A:4<FA ECF4< AC@G65 :E E@ 36 D@]k^AmkAm(96? x D2:5[ “x 5@?’E 36=:6G6 x H@F=5 86E 2?@E96C 5@8 :7 x H6C6 J@F[” x H2D C:89E] %96 =2DE @?6[ F?=:<6 E96 @E96C EH@[ H2D 72E96C=J 25G:46 3FE[ ;FDE =:<6 E96 @E96C EH@[ :E 76== @? 5627 62CD]k^Am kAm%96 J@F?8DE6C[ H9@ x 7:CDE HC@E6 23@FE 324< H96? D96 H2D <66A:?8 E:>6 H:E9 96C E:?J 7@@E :? 96C >@>>2’D 36==J E@ (2J=@? y6??:?8D’ D@?8D 2D H6 962565 324< 2?5 7@CE9 7C@> E@H? 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