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Opinion - Topics from March, 2016

Eden must have been like this

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Wednesday, March 30. 2016

By Walter Geiger

There are a lot of things I would, in a perfect world, like to have.

Some exist. Some are waiting for a clever inventor to come along.

I would like to see someone come up with a granola bar or yogurt that tastes like a sausage biscuit slathered in mustard. I can see that being a big hit where Sharia law is strictly enforced. [Full Story »]

Sugar, sugar

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Wednesday, March 23. 2016

By Mike Ruffin

Half a century or so ago, my father and I were in the car listening to a program on the Mighty 1090. It was a church program, and a lady was testifying.

“The Lord done cured me of my sugar,” she said. “In fact, he done cured me of my sugar twice!” [Full Story »]

It's called judgement

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Wednesday, March 16. 2016

By Walter Geiger

With the publication of each and every issue of the newspaper you hold in your hand, judgement is required as to which stories and photos are used and how much space and emphasis they are given.

Each story is different and weighed on its own merit but there are some overall basic tenets we adhere to.
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Shared experience

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Wednesday, March 9. 2016

By Mike Ruffin

My good wife and I have attended a lot of concerts over the almost four decades of our marriage.

We got off to a rough start, though. In early 1979, about half-way through our first year of marriage, the band Boston was scheduled to play at the Macon Coliseum. [Full Story »]

Decision Day

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Wednesday, March 2. 2016

By Walter Geiger

It’s decision day again.

If you have not already done so, today is your last chance to help winnow the field of presidential candidates by voting in Georgia’s Presidential Preference Primary. I will cast my ballot and I hope you will, too.

Voting is a right and a privilege – one that we could lose if enough of us fail to exercise it.

This has been the most interesting presidential campaign I can remember for a lot of reasons. The main reason is Donald Trump. [Full Story »]