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Accept responsibility
Other Voices
Mitch Clarke
      It has become fashionable for celebrities and others to blame their parents for all the bad things that happen in their lives. Perhaps I should say it has again become fashionable. You probably remember that years ago Christina Crawford wrote a book, "Mommy Dearest," about how despicable her moth...
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Walter Cronkite, where are you?
All That's Fit to Print
Brenda Wall
      Monday afternoon I wandered across news commentators discussing the cleavage of presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton. Yes, although larger and more interesting stories were available, it was the former first lady's attire that took center stage for some news pundits.
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Buckle up, there's an eagle!
Mumbles
Billy Fleming
      Hey, look a yonder up in the sky... What's that circling 'round my head? Must know I'm bound to die... Pardon my wandering, those are the opening lyrics from one of my favorite songs. Anybody remember the song or the group that sang it?
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They could get it done in the 'good old days'
Alex McRae
Alex McRae
      Once upon a time we elected people to get something done. Our current batch of public servants don't do anything but whine, moan, point fingers and investigate everything from the weather to whether or not gas companies are gouging at the pump.
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Bwana Blank and the golden falcon
Shipp's Georgia
Bill Shipp
      You could have heard a pin drop in the normally noisy American Legion barroom in Marietta. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank was about to appear on TV to reveal what he intended to do about star quarterback Michael Vick, accused torturer and serial killer of man's best friend.
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Answer: Tax reform, yes; HR 900, no
      City officials are clear: tax reform in Georgia is needed, but the reforms proposed in HR 900 is not the way to go. As it does every year before its Annual Convention, GMA conducted a survey of city officials. This year the focus was on sources of revenue and state vs. local decision making.
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Moseley appointed voter registrar
From our Files News from the past
      10 YEARS AGO Aug. 14, 1997 FORMER state representative Cathy Cox of Bainbridge confirmed Tuesday that she will seek the office of Secretary of State in the 1998 election. ED PUMPHREY, vice president of Georgia- Pacific's Cedar Springs Operations, has been named vice president of containerboar...
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