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It's 4:15 as I type this. That's 4:15 in the blessed a.m. I can't sleep. I hate it when I can't sleep. Sleep is good. When I can't sleep at night, I spend the next day walking around in a fog, hoping to find a comfortable spot to lie down and take a nap. More ... At a large conference in England, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush. Powell answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. More ... Writer Anne Lamott once commented that her son was born clutching one third of her brain in his hand. Grandchildren take the remaining two thirds when they come along. After spending a few days with Evan, I realized that the moment I walked in the door of his house, I was enclosed in the Evan bubble and he wouldn't let me out. It's not a bad place to be. More ... This time, when you hear the phrase, "The check's in the mail," it's actually true. Thanks go to your elected officials, who decided a few months ago that the best way to boost a sagging economy (and buy votes during an election year) was to give taxpayers a rebate. More ... Every time I see the Rev. Jeremiah P. Wright holding forth on TV, I think of Jimmy Carter and Zell Miller. All three angry men have spent the latter parts of their careers railing against former allies and sullying their own national reputations. More ... Operating outside public view, the House Democratic majority is taking extraordinary steps to maintain spending as usual while awaiting a Democrat as president. Remarkably, the supine House Republican minority hardly resists and even collaborates with its supposed adversaries. More ... News from the past 10 YEARS AGO May 7, 1998 BLAKELY Housing Authority director Dan Cooper is seeking the District 3 seat on the Early County Board of Education. ARTISTS from Georgia, Florida and Alabama will exhibit their talents and show pieces at the second annual Arts on the Square in downtown Blakely. More ... |
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