This is a valentine story.
Once, many moons ago — and we are talking a bunch of moons — I was editor of our high school’s newspaper. One of the paper’s responsibilities, beyond publishing an occasional issue, was the annual Sweetheart Ball held each February around Valentine’s Day.
Dick Yarbrough: Celebrating a blessed valentine for life
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