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Opinion - Topics from June, 2012

Many reasons to reject T-SPLOST

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Friday, June 29. 2012

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By Elliott Brack

The current Georgia Legislature is abrogating its responsibility to lead.

There is no better example than the ill-conceived effort for Georgians to add another penny sales tax to themselves with the vote by regions about transportation. It is commonly referred to as the T-SPLOST referendum, which will be voted on statewide on July 31.

Simply put, the Legislature should have solved this problem itself 18 months ago with a plan for improving transportation. [Full Story »]

Geiger’s Counter: Evil personified is seeking a new trial

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, June 22. 2012

Color me incensed! Jennifer Leigh Clark has swapped her first taxpayer-funded attorney for a second barrister paid for at your expense and is scheduled to appear in Lamar superior court Thursday seeking a new trial. [Full Story »]

Geiger’s Counter:Tropical rains the only answer for long drought

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, June 18. 2012

The overnight weekend rain pounding the roof was loud enough to awaken. It was a welcome jolt to the sleep pattern.
It is easy to recall summers long ago when one would fall asleep to the sound of rain hitting the roof and, upon awakening the next day, it would still be raining. [Full Story »]

The difference between a Dad and a dud

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, June 11. 2012

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By Dr. Benny Tate
Senior Pastor, Rock Springs Church

Tommy, 4, got a puppy for his birthday, he named it Laddie.

Unfortunately, the pup proved to be unmanageable. Tommy’s mother ran out of patience and took the dog to a farm. The next morning she said, “I sent Laddie away, so you won’t ever see him again.”
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Campaign mud slinging not a necessity

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, June 4. 2012

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By Walter Geiger

Qualifying is over and the political season is officially upon us. On our electoral plate are the general and non-partisan primary on July 31 and the general election on November 6. [Full Story »]

'Occupy' and the moral infrastructure

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, June 1. 2012

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By Thomas Sowell

The “Occupy” movement, which the Obama administration and much of the media have embraced, has implications that reach far beyond the passing sensation it has created.

The unwillingness of authorities to put a stop to their organized disruptions of other people’s lives, their trespassing, their vandalism, and their violence is a de facto suspension, if not repeal, of the Fourteenth Amendment’s requirement that the government provide “equal protection of the laws” to all its citizens. [Full Story »]