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Sept. 22, 2004

 For more information, contact: Wesley D. Sumner
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Area author speaks to GSW English students

Word Power--Kay Strickland Heath, author of Ida Claire, It's Summertime, spoke recently with English students and other aspiring writers at Georgia Southwestern State University. The Dawson, Ga., resident and retired teacher, writes about growing up in Southwest Georgia during the late 1950s. Heath earned masters and specialist in education degrees from Georgia Southwestern. Her book is available at the GSW Bookstore.

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