Under the Gold Dome
Budget crisis
Representative Gerald Greene
      Questions abound at the State Capitol about the many bills that are being pondered before the law makers of this State. Questions are also coming from constituents wondering when this session is going to end, and what will be the outcome of this budget crisis.
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Political Cartoon
     
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Mumbles
Dear Sanford Bishop,
Billy Fleming
      The night you were first elected to represent the 2nd Congressional District, my friend Peggy Neilson called me and said, “Billy, I know you didn’t support Sanford, but give him a chance. He will make us a good congressman.” I heeded her advice and, for the most part, you measured up to her expectations. And, I’ve supported you — for the most part.
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All That’s Fit to Print
Mile-a-minute Evan
Brenda Wall
      Evan talks a mile a minute. He used the word ridiculous the other day. Correctly. Listening to him, I am absolutely convinced that reading and talking to a child from day one is important. Their little brains are just soaking up all those words and pictures and then, bam, one day they start bubbling out.
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The chicken
our new state bird?
Alex McRae
      Not long after social scientists invented juvenile delinquents, American filmgoers discovered James Dean, who became the all-time poster child for troubled teens when he starred in “Rebel Without A Cause.”
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Capital Impact
More urgent needs than stadiums
Tom Crawford
      We have a government in Georgia that quite literally is on the verge of collapse because of gaping deficits in the budgets for this year and next.
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Not one major opinion poll favors Obamacare
Matt Towery
      In my entire career, I have never been as confounded as I am over President Obama and the Democratic leadership’s obsession with a piece of legislation that not one major national poll has shown to be popular. A quick glance at this week’s surveys shows about a 10 percent spread between those who favor the latest health care legislation and those who oppose it.
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From our Files
Houston named ‘Homemaking Teacher of the Year’
News from the past
     10 YEARS AGO March 15, 2000 MR. AND Mrs. James Curtis Fudge Sr. of Colquitt announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Elizabeth, to John Gregory Player, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Kasper of Blowing Rock, N.C., and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Adden Player Jr. of Atlanta.
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