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TURES COLUMN: Eliminating Ethics: The New Plan

During the 2023 battle for the House Speaker, the number of ballots needed to pick a leader gathered the most attention, following by the need ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Tuesday, January 17, 2023 10:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: With weather, you only have one chance to get it right

When a series of tornadoes slammed into Troup County, Georgia yesterday, putting our town of LaGrange, Georgia as the lead on the Weather Channel yesterday ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Saturday, January 14, 2023 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Good news about the murder rate in cities: It’s falling!

There’s some good news about the murder rate in the United States. After two years on the rise, it’s declined for 2022, along with gun-related ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Saturday, January 7, 2023 10:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Jan. 6 led GOP to current House speaker mess

When Jan. 6 occurred, Americans watched with horror as the insurrectionists tried to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election. It was ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Friday, January 6, 2023 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Want to win the World Cup? Embrace freedom and democracy

As Argentina prevailed over France 3-3, winning the penalty kicks shootout 4-2, it’s a great time to point out that both countries have embraced political ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Thursday, December 22, 2022 11:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Remember when we didn’t hate American hostages, and tried to free them?

In this new hyper-partisan political era, nobody is safe, not even someone held hostage by terrorists or an authoritarian regime. These times aren’t improved by ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Tuesday, December 13, 2022 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Campaign on this, not that: how to in an election in 2024

Several years ago, several “Eat This, Not That” books took America by storm, dispelling a lot of myths about our eating habits, giving us smarter ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:31 pm

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TURES COLUMN: Warnock, Walker take different approaches to runoff

Georgia’s Senate Runoff Election may not decide party control of the upper branch of the legislature, but the battle is no less fierce between the ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Tuesday, December 6, 2022 10:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Support workers and parents with kids by backing early voting

On Election Day, I got to do some exit polling in a conservative town in a bright red county.  I assure you, the results were ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Friday, November 18, 2022 9:30 am

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TURES COLUMN: Did Jan. 6 prevent the big red wave?

The people have spoken. You have spoken. The results of the election are the results. Even though the results are not final until the election is ... Read more

by John A. Tures, Saturday, November 12, 2022 9:30 am

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