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Thomas H. Hunkele God is science
It, what we’ve come to call our Cosmos, was empty. Well, not empty – it was incomprehensibly absent, simply not there. And then BANG , a “Big Bang” or perhaps words were u...
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Becky Holland Did you see that bus? Lessons from the boy-dog
Right before I left Americus, the boy-dog had over-night company. Friends had to go out of town and asked if their boy-dog could play with Buddy. Never before I have seen Buddy so excited ab...
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John A. Tures Wikileaks ‘Afghan War Diary’ may be hit list
A nearby theater is playing a movie about Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the infamous “Pentagon Papers” to the New York Times, which critics claimed helped end the Vietnam War. Th...
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Little Dewey’s a big boy now, except for …
Oh, Little Dewey, tell me it ain’t so! Five years old. A kindergartner. No longer a little boy but now a growing-up young man. Give my heart something it can take, young fella, but don’...
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Bill Kennedy Tea Party wrong more than right
When the Tea Party movement began, most Republicans did not take it seriously – a bunch of extreme right wingers who will have no impact on the Republican establishment. How wrong they were!...
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Up the swamp, without a pronouncing dictionary Up the swamp, without a pronouncing dictionary
As a contented retiree, it sounds strange to say this, but I’ve been swamped lately. Not overworked. Definitely not. No way. Swamped as in dark, murky waters, eerie cypress knees, snakes, tu...
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EDITORIALS
Top ranger deserves praise
6 months ago | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
Dear Editor: Congratulations to Cpl. Brent Railey for his selection as Department of Natural Resources Ranger of the year for the state of Georgia. I have personally known Brent for many years, a...
Out-of-town residents praise local treatment
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It’s always good to hear kind words spoken about those in our community. Two recent incidents prompted out-of-towners to praise how LaGrange treated them. We heard from Pam McCurley of Syla...
It’s about jobs
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The Troup County school system touts the slogan, “It’s about learning.” Troup County, in general, could borrow the concept. For all of us, in today’s economy, “It...
Zumba, zoom
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For years, Troup County commissioners have bemoaned a lack of money-generating opportunities and the resulting need to raise almost all local revenue via property taxes. LaGrange, on the other hand...
Good start on the Hill
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LaGrange College President Dan McAlexander moved into his new office in renovated Banks Hall on Oct. 1. After three months on the job, he can finally unpack the boxes of photos and personal memorab...
Hush his mouth
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At last something we can agree about on health care. Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina was way out of line - off the charts wrong and inexcusably disrespectful - to call President Obama a liar du...
LETTERS
Early school start hurts more than students
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Early school start hurts more than students Dear Editor, “No more crops to gather, so let’s get ’em back in school!” Summer school use to be for those who failed. Summ...
Highway doesn’t need to be built
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Dear Editor: The federal government is now undertaking a study to see if Interstate 3 connecting Savannah with Knoxville, Tenn., should be built, despite strong opposition from “Stop I-3 Co...
School board should practice accountability
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Dear Editor: Your headline on the Aug. 17 story about the Troup County scho ol board reading “ Pre -K program at capacity” should have read “Scho ol board members see 20 taxp...
Police quick to recover truck
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Dear Editor: I would like to commend the police officers for the recovery of my truck Aug. 7. As I was unloading equipment to be used in a meeting for the church that morning, a thief jumped into...
Why execute inmate?
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Dear Editor: Sentenced to death in a case with no physical evidence and no scientific evidence linking him to the crime, Troy Davis will soon be executed. Even though most of witnesses against hi...
Publicly financed elections are answer
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Dear Editor: In the year 2010 there is an overwhelming feeling of discouragement, even disgust about the way our politicians comport themselves. Democrats, Republicans and even independents are g...
MORE OPINIONS
Don’t force our beliefs on others
By John Hart, Columnist
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“A belief is not merely an idea that the mind possesses. It is an idea that possesses the mind.” – Robert Oxton Bolt In a recent letter to the editor, a writer asked the questio...
Unplug yourself – there is so much to see
By Thomas H. Hunkele, Columnist
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She smiled as she boarded her flight, nodding as she slipped by so many people looking for some sign of recognition, but there was none. From “first class” to the back of the jetliner, ...
A lesson learned over coffee at a Starbucks
By Becky Holland Lifestyle editor
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It was a crisp fall Saturday morning. The sun was shining and the dog wanted to go outside. We had been in LaGrange for only a few short weeks and, to be honest, we were a bit homesick. As we wer...
Mythbusting the “Ground Zero” Mosque
By John A. Tures Columnist
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There’s been a lot of information…and misinformation…about the so-called “Ground Zero” Mosque proposed in New York City. Hopefully, this column will mythbust a few cla...
Fired, hired, quit – all in one night
By Steven Bowen Columnist
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(Part 2 of a tribute to Mr. Jack Fincher) “Jdlfj;lwejr qwueo; fjlaslkfj!” Those were Jack’s exact words, or pretty close to them, as I rolled my Winn-Dixie cart on two wheels ...
Same-sex marriage
By Larry Summerour Columnist
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Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban. He believes that the anti-gay ban has violated the constitution of California. If his decision sta...
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