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Parting Shot — 1.20.10

Nate Shepherd, 2, uses his finger to trace chiseled letters on the monument after a ceremony in Poteau, Okla., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Shepherd is grandson of former Poteau Mayor Don Barnes, who started the effort to place the Ten Commandments marker in the town. About 200 people attended the unveiling and dedication of a new monument with the Ten Commandments etched into its granite surface on the front lawn of the Community State Bank. (Jim Beckel / The Oklahoman)
Nate Shepherd, 2, uses his finger to trace chiseled letters on the monument after a ceremony in Poteau, Okla., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Shepherd is grandson of former Poteau Mayor Don Barnes, who started the effort to place the Ten Commandments marker in the town. About 200 people attended the unveiling and dedication of a new monument with the Ten Commandments etched into its granite surface on the front lawn of the Community State Bank. (Jim Beckel / The Oklahoman)

Nate Shepherd, 2, uses his finger to trace chiseled letters on the monument after a ceremony in Poteau, Okla., earlier today. Shepherd is grandson of former Poteau Mayor Don Barnes, who started the effort to place the Ten Commandments marker in the town. About 200 people attended the unveiling and dedication of a new monument with the Ten Commandments etched into its granite surface on the front lawn of the Community State Bank. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel)

Question: Do you try to live your life by the guidelines provided by the 10 Commandments?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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