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It's August in Georgia
Other Voices
      It's hot outside. I know this to be a fact for a couple of reasons. First, I've been outside. You can't walk from your house to the mailbox without sweating like you've just finished the Boston Marathon. Second, I know it's hot outside because every person who walks into my office tells me so.
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Made in America
All That's Fit to Print
      I've been busy looking through my toybox to see if any of my favorite toys are on Mattel's recall list. Of course I don't have any of the new toys and my Slinky, Silly Putty and Etch-a- Sketch are so old they won't show up on any recall list.
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How do you spell armadillo?
Mumbles
      Two more notches... It's hard, real, real hard to find anything positive to say about armadillo. However, I may have something... they're nocturnal! So? You ask. Haven't you been paying attention to the news? It's hot outside!
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In the heat of the night
Alex McRae
      Yeah, it's hot. Bad hot. But it's not that hot yet. The thermometer has toyed with the century mark recently, but we haven't seen the hottest day of the year yet. Not even close. Take my word for it. Experience proves my personal weather prediction system beats computer models, wooly worms or the "Farmers' Almanac" hands down.
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Showing compassion to all
      Dear editor, A few days ago I found a kitten on the sidewalk at the end of Cotton Street. It was dehydrated and very weak. It had laid down on the sidewalk to die. It has a 50 percent chance of survival. I am doing everything I can to save it. To the person who committed this horrendous inhumane act, I have a question for you. Are you an atheist?
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Presenting the one and only 'Idea Guy'
Shipp's Georgia
      You've probably heard of Larry the Cable Guy. But what about Glenn the Idea Guy? Glenn is nearly as funny as Larry. He also whips out more big ideas than Larry does one-liners. You're likely to hear more of Glenn in the future. He may be trying to run for governor.
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Coming to terms with the real issue in 2008
Other Voices
      This spring, I reminded readers about a 2006 column of mine. That original column warned that America was headed off a cliff with its commitment to a bloated housing market, and that the mortgage industry would come tumbling after.
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Season tickets on sale for $5
From our Files News from the past
      10 YEARS AGO Aug. 28, 1997 MIKE "Tadpole the Clown" Barnard shared the secret of rope tricks with smiling clown student, Rey Kineard, in a special workshop Saturday sponsored by the Arts Council and the Recreation Department.
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