Laying the groundwork for major fiscal reform
By Kelly McCutchen Special to the News
      With more than a halfbillion dollar budget surplus and a booming stock market, Georgia's economic future looks bright. Of course, things looked bright in the late 1990s too. Trying to gauge the economy 12-18 months into the future is difficult, if not impossible, but that is exactly what state leg...
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All That's Fit to Print
To buy or not to buy
Brenda Wall
      Two news stories recently caught my eye. One was about the growing problem of e-garbage. The other was about a group of people in California who went an entire year without buying anything new. First, the group of friends and acquaintances who spent all last year without buying anything new did bu...
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Mumbles
Way to Go Gators*
Billy Fleming
      Wow! That pretty much sums up the expression of the sports world after last night's national championship game during which the Florida Gators thumped the heralded Ohio State Buckeyes 41-14. I doubt I was as excited as Charlie Anderson, who has always been able to muster a "Go Gators" everytime Fl...
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Alex McRae
Top ten now easier to tackle
Alex McRae
      Say, hallelujah, brother. If you've spent your life bewitched, bothered and bewildered by the world's toughest set of rules, hope is on the way. The Ten Commandments are now officially toast. Or they should be, according to Simon Parke, a former vicar of the Anglican Church in Britain.
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Shipp's Georgia
The House Speaker under fire
Bill Shipp
      Has hard-charging Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson become a role model for Southern Republican legislative leaders? Or is Richardson a dictatorial figure whose personal conduct raises concerns about his fitness as speaker? Those questions are expected to be considered Monday as an official e...
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Other Voices
Jackson followed different path
Matt Towery
      As we again approach the time of year in which America again pays homage to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., have you ever wondered why Jesse Jackson is so often left in the corner at official ceremonies involving the King family? Most former King associates are rightfully honored by the ...
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