Opinion

The elected and appointed bodies governing Lamar County and its municipalities unanimously agreed to call a SPLOST referendum at an intergovernmental meeting November 17.

The vote to extend the special local option sales tax will be held on March 15, 2011. [Full Story »] 

Note: This was published Nov. 16. Yes, I realize Mark Richt's record is one game better after Georgia defeated Georgia Tech Saturday night. My opinion has not changed, however. I was at the game Saturday night. What I saw was the most poorly coached, least poised Georgia team in memory and my memory goes back a good ways. Now, Richt is reportedly/reputedly a candidate for the Miami job. He might be well-advised to take it.

With apologies to the Von Trapp Family, how do you solve a problem like Mark?

Mark Richt is a fine Christian man.

He goes on mission trips.
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As we approach one of the heaviest travel periods of the year, many are threatening to boycott Transporation Security Administration searches at American airports. [Full Story »] 

By William Beranek

Augusta Chronicle


Analysis of efforts to redistribute wealth and income through tax and regulatory policies reveal a surprising insight regarding current policies. It reinforces the belief that reducing current tax rates would provide strong incentives for more individual work, more risk-taking investments and, hence, enhanced employment.

ALL ARE AWARE OF the dictum that nature is unfair. Moreover, all recognize that talents, skills, IQs and genes are unevenly distributed. Yet no one has seriously proposed a breakthrough, human-genome study, which might lead to a more equitable distribution of talent.
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The Augusta Chronicle

Imagine asking a young woman if she wants her children to do poorly in school. Or to go to prison. Or to use drugs. Or to live in poverty.

It's a good bet more than 70 percent of women and girls would say they don't want that for their children. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

There have been so many bank failures in Georgia and elsewhere around the country in recent months that we all have become somewhat conditioned to them. But, when one of two banks in your hometown fails, the severity of the blow is so readily apparent – the aftershocks so intense – one worries for the future of the community and the entire country. [Full Story »]