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The tax-free Tea Party (of 2009)

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Tuesday, April 14. 2009

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Tomorrow is not going to be "tax day" for some. For some it is going to be a day for reform.

Are you going to participate in a Tea Party? There is one in Atlanta, even.

What do you think of this movement? [Full Story »]

how do you feel about SEAL snipers...

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Monday, April 13. 2009

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taking out the somali pirates and rescuing capt. richard phillips? [Full Story »]

27 arrests made for underage possession (now updated)

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Monday, April 13. 2009

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In what seemed like a scene from the Will Ferrell movie 'Old School' gone awry where promised is "All the fun of college, none of the education," Barnesville resident and Gordon College freshman David E. Williams was arrested (in addition to dozens of others) for various charges including underage possession and contribution. [Full Story »]

Happy Easter

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Saturday, April 11. 2009

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to you and yours from those of us here at The Herald-Gazette and barnesville.com. Thanks for making us a part of your lives. [Full Story »]

Government watch list asks, ‘are you a terrorist?’

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Saturday, April 11. 2009

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You may be surprised to find that you’re on a government watch list as a potential terrorist. The federal government in partnership with state and local government agencies has created 58 ‘fusion sites’ across the United States to monitor groups that may be planning terrorist activity. [Full Story »]

Barnesville teen among alleged church vandals arrested today

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Friday, April 10. 2009

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A Barnesville teen was among three men arrested today for a series of church burglary/vandalism incidents in Pike County last weekend. [Full Story »]

Are you a terrorist?

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, April 10. 2009

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By Robert Heiney

You may be surprised to find that you’re on a government watch list as a potential terrorist. The federal government in partnership with state and local government agencies has created 58 ‘fusion sites’ across the United States to monitor groups that may be planning terrorist activity. [Full Story »]

Local diver on quest for Atlantis

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Friday, April 10. 2009

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Lamar County's own treasure hunter Kelly Garrett is at it again – and this time he's going for a treasure of mythological proportions. The Edgar Cayce Foundation is paying expenses for the diving team Garrett works with to inspect a find its experts think may just be the ruins of the lost continent of Atlantis. [Full Story »]

Lamar Co. Trojans Baseball Report

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Friday, April 10. 2009

The Trojans made the trip down to Macon on Thursday afternoon to do battle with the Region 4-AA leader, Howard Huskies. [Full Story »]

Alleged underage partiers identified by police

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

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The Barnesville Police Department released their weekly report this afternoon outlining arrests for April 4 - April 9. The list included the names of the 27 Gordon College students arrested Tuesday night for underage drinking at a party on Yatesville Road. [Full Story »]

Easter options abound (updated and amended)

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

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A plethora of events are on tap this week as Barnesville-Lamar County observes Easter weekend. [Full Story »]

Gordon Baseball Season Winds Down

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

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The Gordon College men’s baseball team will return home for its final games of the regular season Friday, April 17. [Full Story »]

Old people and acronyms

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

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I toss those acronyms around like I know what they mean.

I learned early in life that DUI and DWI meant basically the same thing. It was simple, my fines were so similar. Then God made designated drivers. [Full Story »]

Trojans drop Region 5-AA contest

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

The Trojans dropped a Region 5-AA contest to the neighboring Pike Co. Pirates on Wednesday in Zebulon by the score of 13-8. This particular game had been rescheduled from an earlier date in the season because of wet field conditions. [Full Story »]

First JROTC medal given by the DAR

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Wednesday, April 8. 2009

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The Daughters of the American Revolution gave its first ever Junior ROTC Medal this year. The winner of the bronze medal is Makayla Marie Long of Milner, a foster child who lives at Faith's Home and aims for a bright future. [Full Story »]