TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
I f you watched television in the 1980s and 1990s, I know you just sang that title line in the tune of the Cheers theme song. You are not alone. I totally hummed it while I typed! But do not let the title mislead you. I am not about to talk about my favorite coffee bar or hang out (true confession: I am a literal teetotaler). Nope. I want to talk about what it means to be home, and at least for me, that means being known and knowing others. I grew up in a small town. Being raised in Sulphur Springs, Texas, is one of the biggest blessings of my life. With a small population of 15,000, most of my family has lived in Sulphur Springs for over 70 years. My mom was an elementary school teacher when I was in school and taught at the campus where I attended kindergarten through fourth grade (#LamarPanthers4Life). My mom taught many of my friends, and I also had some of my friends’ parents as teachers. My dad coached some of my sports teams, and I was coached by the dads of my classmates. There was only one high school in town, so every student in Sulphur Springs was a Wildcat from day one. I LOVED it… until I thought I did not. Anybody from a small town knows that the information superhighway of the world wide web cannot compete with the speed of information circulating in a small town. I swear, sometimes people did some crazy stuff just because they heard they had already done it, and it sounded like a good idea! When I say information traveled fast, A SARINE THOUGHT… OR TWO COLUMN BY EMILY SARINE Where Everybody Knows Your Name
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LIFE & STYLE
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