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At first glance the question of building a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center disaster is easily answered. The law says whoever owns the land has the right to build on it. Unfortunately...
EDITORIALS
6 months ago | 0 | 19 |
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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...
7 months ago | 0 | 15 |
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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...
10 months ago | 0 | 17 |
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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...
10 months ago | 1 | 20 |
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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...
11 months ago | 0 | 31 |
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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...
11 months ago | 4 | 50 |
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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
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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...
5 days ago | 0 | 9 |
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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...
5 days ago | 1 | 21 |
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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...
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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...
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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...
8 days ago | 0 | 5 |
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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
7 days ago | 0 | 5 |
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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...
8 days ago | 0 | 5 |
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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, ...
9 days ago | 0 | 10 |
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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...
10 days ago | 2 | 17 |
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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...
12 days ago | 0 | 4 |
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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 ...
13 days ago | 7 | 4 |
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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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