Opinion

BBQ & Blues promises to be fun

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Tuesday, April 1. 2014

By T. J. Imberger
Festival Chairman

A community is a celebration of its residents and its spirit. This year Barnesville will be celebrating its 10th anniversary of the BBQ & Blues Festival, a unique blend of barbecue, blues, music and events. [Full Story »]

Enjoy the party but remember St. Patrick's message

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, March 19. 2014

For those of us who are native to Savannah, St. Patrick’s Day is special. It was always a school holiday, no questions asked. We never had a snow day but, if we had, there would have been no making it up on March 17. [Full Story »]

Go west, young man or woman

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Saturday, March 15. 2014

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Remember when Uncle Jed struck oil while shootin’ at some food? He hit it rich, moved west to Beverly Hills and life around the cement pond was never the same with Ellie Mae’s critters and all. Now, the oil boom migration is northwest to North Dakota thanks to the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations. [Full Story »]

Fish fry brings back memories

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Wednesday, March 12. 2014

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By Kay S. Pedrotti

Some people couldn’t imagine why I’m so excited because my family reunion this year includes a fish fry.

So what’s a fish fry? Only one of the best Southern traditions ever. Back when, the order of a fish fry started about dawn the day before, when Granddaddy, his sons, sons-in-law and sundry friends would start out for the river or somebody’s pond to “catch dinner.” [Full Story »]

Epic fail at Social Security Administration

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Wednesday, February 26. 2014

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By Walter Geiger

You’ve all been there.

You’ve seen the person in front of you in the grocery checkout line with a vast array of expensive items pay for them with an EBT card or voucher or both but have plenty of cash to spend on beer and cigarettes before walking out to a car nicer than yours. [Full Story »]

Failure to execute

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Monday, February 24. 2014

The Augusta Chronicle

The 3,000 U.S. prisoners on death row used many methods to kill, torture or maim their victims.

Yet when their day of reckoning comes, final justice likely will come in the same form it has for the past 30 years – a needle prick followed by a sedation from which they will not wake. [Full Story »]

World class soccer and a trip down memory lane

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Tuesday, February 18. 2014

By Walter Geiger

A trip to the Georgia Dome last week took me back in time and dredged up memories now nearly 50 years old. [Full Story »]

Remember when TV programming was special?

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Friday, February 14. 2014

By Walter Geiger

I’m not much of a TV watcher. I got into ‘Desperate Housewives’ but they cancelled it. That was the first show I had watched regularly since ‘Mork and Mindy’.

I’ve seen not one episode of ‘Seinfeld’. My male friends tell me that I missed a lot there. So be it. [Full Story »]

Will melting snow wash away political ambitions?

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Friday, February 7. 2014

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I left our office at about 10 p.m. last Tuesday after a late night making sure newspapers got delivered and posting road closures, updates and other pertinent information on barnesville. com which saw peak traffic as the storm ebbed and, mercifully, ended. It left behind mostly ice but some snow which the young and young at heart enjoyed immensely until it melted. [Full Story »]

Will Sochi Olympics be another Munich?

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Thursday, January 30. 2014

By Walter Geiger

I remember well the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in September 1972. I was preparing to make the move from the metropolis of Ailey, Ga. for my freshman year at UGA.
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MLK Day: Words do matter

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Thursday, January 23. 2014

The Marietta Daily Journal

Traditionally, nations have been defined by geographic boundaries, common ethnic and linguistic heritage, subjugation into larger political entities or even accidents of history. Some of this may be true for the United States, but almost uniquely we are a nation defined by words — documents — codifying our ideals and exhorting us to live up to them, such as the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural. It is a long and inspiring list. [Full Story »]

Remembering Dr. Jack Tuttle

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Tuesday, January 14. 2014

By Walter Geiger

Beloved local veterinarian Dr. Jack Tuttle died January 8 at age 89. This column was originally published on August 10, 2004 on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

A cool breeze blew through my hair before Adaylight Friday morning as I walked down the sidewalk to retrieve the newspaper. Football weather, I thought. My step was a little lighter as I sauntered back up the drive, thinking of fall Saturdays in Athens.

I thought also of Dr. Jack Tuttle. Nobody is a bigger Bulldog fan than Dr. Jack who celebrated his 80th birthday Friday. [Full Story »]

So glad all mine are Georgia girls

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Tuesday, January 7. 2014

The West coast has the sunshine
And the girls all get so tanned
I dig a french bikini on a Hawaii island
Dolls by a palm tree in the sand.

-California Girls The Beach Boys

The Geiger girls and I are just back from a week-long trip to sunny Southern California. The thermometer showed 80 degrees when we left there. Here…uh… not so much. [Full Story »]

Planning, hoping for a new year

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Saturday, January 4. 2014

By Kay S. Pedrotti

It would take millions to fill all my wishes for 2014 – millions of people, not dollars – maybe even billions.

Too many times, and yet not enough, in my life I’ve been accused of being the kind of Utopian completely out of touch with reality.

My reply is always, “Just because we can never achieve those goals does not mean we shouldn’t hope for them and work for them.” [Full Story »]

A modern day Christmas miracle

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Tuesday, December 24. 2013

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By Walter Geiger

Every morning, I rise early – well before dawn. I settle into my chair, drink the day’s first cup of coffee and read two chapters of The Bible. [Full Story »]