Phone Post: A report from the trenches

“Holiday hoopla has obviously taken its toll on the citizens of Franklin. A search of several shopping centers and a few of the city's more prominent streets yielded many folks out doing holiday shopping with frowns and scowls on their faces. Many of the major traffic arteries are filled beyond capacity, testing the patience of those out of the office for the day but still having to fight rush hour. Certainly, these folks know that by waiting until the last day, the crowds and cars would be thick. Here's hoping that folks add patience to the list of such holiday virtues as peace, hope & love. Reporting live from the front lines of Franklin's Christmas Eve frenzy, this is Thomas Fletcher.”

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