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Opinion - Topics from May, 2009

BHA executive director takes issue with 'squalid' label

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Friday, May 29. 2009

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Dear Walter,

This letter is in response to your use of the words “squalid public housing” in your last weeks’ edition of The Herald Gazette. What did you see when covering the story that made you think it was squalid? [Full Story »]

Hallowed ground

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Tuesday, May 26. 2009

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By Spencer Price

I had a long “to do” list last week before leaving for Afghanistan – visit family and friends, go to the bank, clean out the frig, etc. After nearly two weeks of scratching things off, I finally came to the last item – going to spend time with John Edward. It’s always the last thing I do before I go away. The reason it’s always the last thing I do is because it’s always the hardest.
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change you can believe in....

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Monday, May 25. 2009

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(hat tip to r.p. kilpatrick for forwarding this).

My name is George C. Joseph. I am the sole owner of Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu, a family owned and operated business in Melbourne, Florida. My family bought and paid for this automobile franchise 35 years ago in 1974. I am the second generation to manage this business. [Full Story »]

Your tax dollars - and stimulus funds - at waste

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Sunday, May 24. 2009

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Make sure to watch this video, submitted by Lee Otis Butler, before your big Memorial Day holiday meal. [Full Story »]

as long as graduation is a hot button issue...

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Thursday, May 21. 2009

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do you think 'seniors' who have not finished up their academic requirements or not made the grade should be allowed to march with the rest of the class?

does allowing them to march cheapen the efforts of those who actually did the work?

or, are they 'entitled' to march? [Full Story »]

Are our elected elite acting like Nazis or Communists?

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Wednesday, May 20. 2009

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(Submitted by Herman Coffey. Your op-ed submissions are always welcome at news@barnesville.com)

Rumor was enough to get you burned as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. It was enough to get you shot in Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. It's enough to get your head chopped off in parts of Iraq infested with madmen claiming to carry out Allah's will.
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Turn the channel while you're up...

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Tuesday, May 19. 2009

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In my opinion, Friday and Saturday are bad television times. I like to watch House on Mondays, American Idol on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and a string of NCIS on Thursday. [Full Story »]

Life is so simply complex

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Tuesday, May 12. 2009

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Several weeks ago I wrote a letter to the editor about giving advice. A little humorous article. Since then my letter has circulated around and friends have asked about my real advice about life. They say, "Seriously Sheila, what would you say to young people as real advice in life." You will notice that this sentence starts with an oxymoron. [Full Story »]

Raw sewage leads to communication confusion

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Friday, May 8. 2009

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The smell of honeysuckle looms thick in the air. The blossoms hang delicately from a fence made of timber frame and hardware cloth. They are a welcome respite from the stench. [Full Story »]

Pass the Peas

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Wednesday, May 6. 2009

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I wish to take this moment to apologize to every American. If you were born before 1960, you too should write an apology.

It is our generation that caused the lead coated paint to be put on all Chinese toys to poison our children. [Full Story »]

Does this mask make my face look long?

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Monday, May 4. 2009

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Mexican Swine Flu. Will all you people in readerland please call it by its real name. Mexican Swine Flu. Not H1N1. [Full Story »]

Geiger's Counter: The little black dog with the fancy name

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Friday, May 1. 2009

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I’m pretty sure this dog is going to be special.

She is the runt of the illegitimate litter born to my Lab, J.J. I wrote about the impending arrival of the puppies some months back. [Full Story »]