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Lots of local press... it

Deborah — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:09:00 -0500

Lots of local press... it turns out!
Here is the link to the Dalton Daily Citizen News, my hometown paper.

Here , if you scroll down, is a link to WDEF-TV in Chattanooga, which has a VERY OLD clip of me anchoring the CBS Evening News way back when. Not half bad, if I do say so myself!

Here's a really neat interview WRCB-TV did with me after the speech ( and the surprise from the marching band)!

Dear Deborah, Thank You for

Paul — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:06:30 -0500

Dear Deborah,

Thank You for sharing this blog with us! It's great to hear that you have been acknowledged the way you were. And to be celebrated with a day in your honor in your hometown...that's great to hear! You are a very nice person & it's so great to see that someone like yourself was recognized for all the good things that you have done. "Congratulations" once again!

In your honor, I would like to share with you this famous phrase; "Home is where the heart is."

Take good care & "Thank You!"

Best Wishes,...Paul

There's No Place Like Home

Deborah — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:20:09 -0500

It's intimidating to be asked to speak in your hometown. These people know you ... your family will hear what the 'gossip' is about you after you leave. It's much easier to talk to millions on TV than 400 people from home. Thursday, I was back in Dalton, Georgia -- my hometown. I was asked to come down and give the talk at the Chamber of Commerce "Share the Vision" breakfast. For me, it was a chance to publicly say 'Thank You' to so many people who were an important part of helping shape who I am. I had no idea it was going to turn into Deborah Norville Day! Complete with a key to the city! Wow! The Good Fairy in the Wizard of Oz got it right when she told Dorothy: There's no place like home. Read on ...