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Butler: Unemployment insurance fund "broke"

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Monday, April 2. 2012

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By Mark Butler
Georgia Labor Commissioner

Georgia faces a crisis that, if ignored, has the potential to cause long-term, severe financial distress to our residents, our businesses and our stretched-thin state budget. [Full Story »]

Over half no longer think Gordon is top asset

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Thursday, March 29. 2012

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In a totally unscientific poll conducted here on barnesville.com, over half the respondents said Gordon College is no longer the community's top asset. [Full Story »]

Now, this is an intelligent response...

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Monday, March 26. 2012

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From ajc.com....

The New Black Panther Party is calling for a $10,000 bounty on the head of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed an unarmed teenager last month. [Full Story »]

Where is the outrage?

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Tuesday, March 20. 2012

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An opinion piece by Walter Geiger

Fourteen days ago in this space I penned these words:

We learned there is no shortage of thugs out there willing to kill you for your valuables. They are up all hours of the night doing drugs, communicating by text message and looking for their next target. [Full Story »]

Two important days

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Wednesday, March 14. 2012

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Two important days are on the calendar for next week and their bright good cheer are coming none too soon. The Irish and their friends will celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 17 and the first official day of spring will arrive on Tuesday, March 20. [Full Story »]

Better than money

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Tuesday, March 13. 2012

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By Dr. Spencer Price

A long time ago, when I was a little kid, I heard a man say, “That’s better than money.” I don’t know who he was or to what he was referring, but I never forgot that comment. A few nights ago, I was sitting beside my wife as she held our newborn son. We were both looking down at him as she spoke to him softly. With blue eyes wide, he looked up at her, as though taking in every word. Suddenly, for what seemed no particular reason, he smiled. And then it hit me – “That’s better than money,” I thought. [Full Story »]

Geiger's Counter: Want to get your spook on?

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Monday, March 12. 2012

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By Walter Geiger

At one point in the movie ‘Thunderball,’ James Bond shoots a hitman named Vargas with a speargun, pinning him to a tree. [Full Story »]

Trouble is just down the street

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Thursday, March 8. 2012

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By Walter Geiger

Sitting in on the murder trial of Lakievius Eleby for the past several days in Lamar superior court has been an eyeopening experience. [Full Story »]

Stop failing America's young women

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Tuesday, March 6. 2012

America is a great country. In fact, there is no place else like it in the world. People come to America from all points on the globe – often overcoming tremendous obstacles to get here – to attempt to capture for themselves a piece of the American dream. To them, and to most of us, America is the “promised land.” [Full Story »]

Still not sold on TSPLOST

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Sunday, March 4. 2012

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By Walter Geiger

I have been leery of the entire TSPLOST concept since I first heard about it some two years ago and penned a piece in this space warning readers to be wary of the plan. [Full Story »]

Political math

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Tuesday, February 28. 2012

By Spencer Price

Math – mere mention makes many people cringe. It seems no other subject is more feared by otherwise “know it all” 8th-graders who consistently protest, “Why do I need to learn this stuff? I’m never gonna use it." [Full Story »]

Brace yourselves for the worst

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Tuesday, February 21. 2012

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By Walter Geiger

The tension is in the air. You can feel it.
It is an election year and there will be changes in those who govern - and, by definition, in government - at the local, state and national levels. [Full Story »]

Miracles every one

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Tuesday, February 21. 2012

By Dr. Spencer Price

Miracles happen. I know this for a fact because I just saw one. It happened at 4:56 PM on Sunday, February 19 in a labor and delivery room at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. That was the moment my son was born. From her womb into my hands, her mother and I brought him into this world together. And his birth was – as all births are – a miracle. [Full Story »]

Happy birthday, Papaman

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Tuesday, February 14. 2012

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Quimby Melton Jr. celebrated his 90th birthday Sunday by attending First United Methodist Church in Griffin where he has been a member for 88 years and missed very few Sundays. He received and acknowledged an ovation in the sanctuary for which Laura broke the ground on her fourth birthday.
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The Line Is Drawn

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Tuesday, February 14. 2012

By Spencer Price

Throughout history, great nations have faced great challenges. America, the greatest nation of all, has faced many of the greatest challenges of all – the American Revolution, World War I, World War II, the Cold War, the War on Terror, and many others. In each instance, America attempted to avoid conflict through diplomacy, conciliation, and occasionally even appeasement. However, when those efforts failed, and push came to shove, America took a deep breath, drew a line in the sand, and said to her enemies, “Cross this line and you will pay.” And pay they did. [Full Story »]