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What have we done to elections?

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Tuesday, January 10. 2012

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By Kay S. Pedrotti

When I had just turned 18, my father took me to register to vote in Dougherty County. He said, “This is one of the most important things you’ll ever do in your life.” He was right but I’m not sure that attitude pervades the U.S. today [Full Story »]

My window is special

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Walter Geiger

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Saturday, December 24. 2011

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By Walter Geiger

My window is different than all the others along the pedestrian bridge that links the Medical Center of Central Georgia with the parking deck across Hemlock Street.

The glassed in walkway is three stories off the ground and all but one window pane is tinted. My window has a clear pane. I figure the original glass was broken at some point and replaced before the tinted glass could be matched. [Full Story »]

Two vastly different opinions on entitlements

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Laura Geiger

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Monday, December 19. 2011

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What follows are two vastly different views on entitlement programs in America. The first, and rather lengthy piece, came from the left leaning LikeTheDew.com and was penned by Joy Moses. The second, submitted by Killer Kilpatrick, came from The Independent Institute.

Note: the figures Moses refers to were not included due to html issues. [Full Story »]

You may be a liberal if...

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, December 16. 2011

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By Dr. Spencer Price

If you have enough free time to spend days or even weeks wearing the same smelly clothes, sleeping on the streets, and relieving yourself in public while protesting how unfair the world is (but only, of course, if you’re not schizophrenic). [Full Story »]

Make lasting memories this Christmas

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011

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When I was young, my parents had a classic recording of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It was generally played for us on Christmas Eve.

If the narration of Orson Wells and the voice of Lionel Barrymore as Ebenezer Scrooge did not pin us to the bed while ‘Santa’ arranged the presents under the tree, the sound of Marley’s ghost dragging his chains and cash boxes would. [Full Story »]

Need for Christmas giving is greater than ever

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Wednesday, December 7. 2011

The economy here in the United States is in dire straits and shows no real sign of imminent recovery. The same is true for Georgia and the local economies here in Lamar and Pike counties.
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Government for or against the people

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, December 6. 2011

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By Dr. Spencer Price

In the purest sense, governments deal with the governed in one of two ways: by either promoting or limiting individual freedoms. It’s that simple. [Full Story »]

Johnson case evidence should be presented to grand jury

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, December 2. 2011

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By Dewitt Edenfield

Why do we the citizens who put the people in the positions of legal authority – the very ones who decide which cases should be brought before the grand jury – accept it when cases that should be presented are not, for whatever reasons? The one that hurts the most – and presents the worst picture of our legal system – is the Donna Marie Ogletree Johnson murder case.

We know Donna Johnson was killed in a manner that was both violent and diabolical. We know there was enough evidence to make an arrest. We also know there was – and is – sufficient evidence to present the case to the grand jury. [Full Story »]

Promoting civility in political discussions

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

By Andy Harnack

On Nov. 1 The Herald Gazette published a short essay in which I pieced together the body politic of a supposed “ideal” presidential candidate. Responses I received by phone calls, cards in the mail, comments on Thomaston Street and emails from those who know me were delightfully varied. [Full Story »]

To do the impossible

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, November 25. 2011

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By Dr. Spencer Price

He was a precious baby. Of course, all parents think that about their newborn children. So, since I was his daddy and he was my son, it was ok for me to think that.

He came early. And he was small, the result of a heart condition I didn’t know about until the day he was born. But, that didn’t matter. To me, he was perfect, and precious, and sweet, and I would, as the old saying goes, “move Heaven and Earth,” to protect him, and to provide for him, and to make him better. [Full Story »]

Geiger’s Counter: This is one special football team

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, November 23. 2011

I have spent many long years walking the sidelines at high school football games and I can attest to one thing, the 2011 Lamar County Trojans are a special team. [Full Story »]

Belated parental advice for the Occupy crowd

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Walter Geiger

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Sunday, November 20. 2011

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By Marybeth Hicks
The Washington Times

Call it an occupational hazard, but I can’t look at the Occupy Wall Street protesters without thinking,“Who parented these people?”

As a culture columnist, I’ve commented on the social and political ramifications of the “movement” - now known as “OWS” - whose fairyland agenda can be summarized by one of their placards: “Everything for everybody. [Full Story »]

Crime evidence expert says Johnson case has solution

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, November 16. 2011

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By Dewitt L. Edenfield Jr.

There’s substantial entomological evidence in the Donna Marie Ogletree Johnson murder case that leads one to at least consider the fact she wasn’t killed by person or persons unknown. It’s the same information that contradicts statements and alibis of several people questioned during the original investigation in the weeks and months after the murder and put the previous assumptions that Donna Johnson was killed between 2-4 p.m. on July 16 into the “doubtful” category. [Full Story »]

Geiger’s Counter: The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, November 9. 2011

Veterans Day traces its origins back to November 11, 1918, the day when World War I hostilities ended with an armistice. The agreements between the Allies and Germany were signed at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of November. [Full Story »]

Don't forget to thank a veteran

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, November 8. 2011

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By Spencer Price

Every year, America sets aside a special day – Veterans Day – to thank its veterans for their service and sacrifice. And well we should. [Full Story »]