Opinion

By Robert Morrison

Michael Moore was all the rage at the Democratic National Convention a few years back. His conspiratorial "documentary" (try schlockumentary) called "Fahrenheit 911" was shown to convention bigs who praised it lavishly. Even Jimmy Carter invited Michael Moore to sit in the presidential box with him. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

I was met by a surreal scene at 1:30 a.m. last Thursday when I pulled up to the Hot Shot store or what was left of it.

The usually brightly lit facility was dark. It was raining. The only light came from flashlights and police and emergency strobes. I marveled at the shredded store and the smashed church across the street. I had only a small flashlight but I could see enough to know things were bad. [Full Story »] 

bin Laden was killed in a firefight overnight.....

An elite team from Navy Seal Team 6 flew to Pakistan and assaulted a luxury hideout located less than 100 yards from a Pakistani military academy. The location of the hideout has implicated the Pakistani government, supposedly a U.S. ally, in protecting bin Laden.

The Seal team lost one chopper but suffered no casualties.

In New York, celebrations broke out at Ground Zero, the site where bin Laden's terrorists brought down the World Trade Center and killed 3000 civilians. New Yorkers danced in the streets and waved American flags.

At the same time, U.S. embassies and bases around the world were put on heightened security alert in expectation of reprisals.

U.S. military personnel took custody of bin Laden's body, positively identified the remains and buried him at sea. [Full Story »] 

Many of music’s greatest compositions blues and otherwise - started out with lyrics and notes scrawled out on a napkin.

The Barnesville Barbecue & Blues Festival was conceived in precisely the same manner. [Full Story »] 

Respondents in our poll regarding the necessity of school nutrition programs were nearly equally split. [Full Story »] 

One of the most frustrating things for reporters and publishers is the unauthorized use of their work. In some instances, creative works are inadvertently plagiarized after they have been forwarded without attributing information attached. Sometimes they are plagiarized with malice. [Full Story »] 

Former Barnesvillian and Gordon Military alum Carl Voelker penned this poem about growing up in Barnesville. He thought readers - particularly those coming into town for the big Gordon reunion this month - would enjoy his missive. [Full Story »] 

Alleged cop killer, career criminal and petty gangster Jamie Hood was finally taken into custody Friday night after making a mockery of law enforcement. [Full Story »] 

From newsmax.com

Submitted by Billy Fleming, Early County News

The Muslim Brotherhood, with the complicity of the Obama administration, has infiltrated the U.S. government at the highest levels and is influencing American policy that leaves the world’s Christians in grave danger, warns internationally known evangelist Franklin Graham.
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It seems to me that a yes vote on the upcoming SPLOST referendums in Lamar and Pike counties should be logical for property owners.

However, I see numerous signs on the roadside in front of farms and rural acreage opposing SPLOST – particularly in Pike County.

I don’t understand that sentiment but I am sure this column will trigger considerable input on the topic. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

A dozen or so inmates at the Monroe County jail rioted last week. They were not upset about jail conditions or the lack of conjugal visits. They were upset about the food. [Full Story »] 

By Robert Heiney

They were herding passengers through the naked scanner like cattle at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport. No one escaped the indignity of having their whole body including all private parts exposed for government scrutiny. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

I had a bad feeling about Donald Clark almost as soon as I heard about his disappearance. Shortly after he vanished, I contacted Jennifer Clark to gather information and acquire a photo of Donald to go with print and online stories about his disappearance. Pictures routinely and necessarily accompany missing persons accounts but she wouldn’t give me one. [Full Story »] 

By Tom Crawford
The Gainesville Times


As goes Arizona, so goes Georgia.

Lawmakers got the ball rolling last week on the issue that could be the dominating one for this session of the General Assembly: immigration control. [Full Story »]