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Features
The Rescuers FIghting to save homeless pets
Heroes Among Us • HOME FOR A HERO • BEYOND THE WALLS OF NIM
• BENNING TECHNOLOGY PARK MOVES FORWARD
• PODCASTS HELP MILITARY FAMILIES STAY CONNECTED • GADGETS AND GEAR
Celebrating fourth annual gala.
The Ranger’s Ranger His love of a challenge set the stage for Ralph
Puckett’s military career. Obamacare Comes
to the Valley Local hospitals gear up for the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act
Food and Fun in Seale Spend Labor Day at the Old Russell County
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Departments In the Garden
Valley Scenes Calendar
Digital Extra
See even more local content in our digital edition: • House of Heroes Run Across Georgia • Historical photos of Fort Benning
• Whitewater Course Opens • More Rescued Pets • More Valley Scenes
ColumbusAndTheValley.com/app
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Restaurant Guide Last Word
ON THE COVER
Norman, a rescued Cocker Spaniel, takes his owner Betsy Covington for a walk in the Historic District.
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Everything Georgia The National Infantry Museum prepares for its
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