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Out-of-town residents praise local treatment
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 Sylac...
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It’s about jobs
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, “ItR...
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Zumba, zoom
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 han...
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Good start on the Hill
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 memora...
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A flood of thanks
Troup County residents, especially those in West Point, have followed the heart-breaking stories of flooding across north Georgia with compassion – and comprehension. The tragic tales –...
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Hush his mouth
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 Obam...
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Remember
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Eight years ago, with smoke still drifting from the ruins of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, shocked and sickened Americans vowed never to forget the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The day ...
Controversy uncalled for
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If the President of the United States blows his nose, it’s political. That makes it discouraging and disturbing, but not really surprising, that President Obama’s plan to address the ...
Hiring now, hiring here
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A few months ago, a Kia Motors official told LaGrange Daily News that the company might reopen its job application process, possibly this fall. The company took 43,000 online applications in 2007 a...
Make unity and giving a lifestyle
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A sack lunch. That’s what United Way of West Georgia served to volunteers and guests at its 2009 campaign kickoff “luncheon” at Hoofers on Monday. As symbols go, it was a stro...
Memories made here
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Ask locals to name a place that symbolizes LaGrange, and chances are they’ll pick Lafayette Square, the scenic heart of our beautiful downtown. But what if you ask a longtime resident to na...
Job questions need answers
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A headline on today’s Business page proclaims “Kia plant hires 1,000th worker.” Kia suppliers with plants in Troup County have been hiring, too. It’s very likely that no cou...
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