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Football and politics Mitch Clarke After two weeks of overdosing on bowl games, caucuses and primaries, I've come to an inescapable conclusion: We have screwedup ways in this country for selecting presidents and college football national champions. Both systems are bloated, antiquated and as confusing as college calculus. Neither... More ...
Read the Story... Mumbles Power plant is closer Billy Fleming The judge's ruling upholding the air permit for the power plant Friday was good news to most everyone in Early County and the surrounding area. I say "most" everyone because from day one there has been a small pocket of opposition in the Friends of the Chattahoochee bolstered by environmental act... More ... All That's Fit to Print Just act naturally Brenda Wall A little over a week ago, I was not a baby-holder. In fact, if someone told me I could find fascination in watching a baby sleep, I probably would have laughed. How little we know about ourselves. I spent over an hour Sunday afternoon watching the facial expressions of a baby sleeping in my lap. More ...
Alex McRae It didn't take long for 2008 to take a turn for the wacky. Before the first full moon arrived, strange things and strange people were popping up like promnight zits. The good news is, since it's an election year - and a leap year to boot - we'll need all the help we can get to keep our sanity a... More ... LETTER 133 families reached by local generosity Dear editor, As we move forward in the new year, we would like to take a moment to express appreciation to those who helped make our community Christmas project a success again this past year. More ...
Axiom: you don't hit women Bill Shipp Conventional wisdom holds that the polls were all wrong about Barack Obama having a whopping lead over Hillary Clinton going into New Hampshire. Conventional wisdom errs. The polls were right when they were taken. The real mistake regarding Hillary was committed by her rivals John Edwards and Oba... More ... A giant step back from the nuclear precipice By Dr. Paul Kengor Author The media is so obsessed with anniversaries that it almost seems a news story when the media misses an anniversary. That appears to be the case as December 2007 drifts away with no fanfare for a significant series of events that took place 20 years ago this month, when the world was suddenly made ... More ... From our Files News from the past Portrait of Peter Early unveiled 10 YEARS AGO Jan. 15, 1998 ACCEPTING leadership of the local chamber of commerce during the annual banquet last Thursday evening, Anthony Howard told the crowd of more than 200 that as more volunteers become involved in the organization, it will soar to new heights. More ... |
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