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Don't forget to thank a veteran

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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 »]

Geiger's Counter: A sight to behold

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Wednesday, November 2. 2011

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The Mark Richt "Save My Job" tour rolled into Jacksonville Saturday for the world's largest party and, what do you know, his team came from behind to win. [Full Story »]

Give up on the Middle East

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Saturday, October 29. 2011

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As I survey the presidency and administration of Barrack Hussein Obama, I see very little there of worth. [Full Story »]

The lore of Booger Hollow

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Wednesday, October 26. 2011

By Ken K. Green

Every town has its share of haunts and with Halloween coming up, members of Facebook’s Barnesvillle Memories page have been sharing their local spooky lore. [Full Story »]

News: Wonderful, woeful or weird

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Wednesday, October 19. 2011

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By Kay S. Pedrotti

In my many years in the newspaper business, the question folks ask me most frequently has been, “Why do newspapers just print the bad stuff?” [Full Story »]

Is Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed...

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Monday, October 17. 2011

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a coward for not forcing the unwashed occupy atlanta protesters out of their taxpayer-supplied home at woodruff park? [Full Story »]

Geiger’s Counter: Words of wisdom from Steve Jobs

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Wednesday, October 12. 2011

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After the Great Flood of 1994 when much of the wiring in our office was damaged, we switched from a complex, proprietary front end production system to producing your newspaper on Apple computers. [Full Story »]

Geiger’s Counter: Wow! What a game!

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Wednesday, October 5. 2011

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The showdown between border rivals Lamar County and Pike County Friday night at Pirate Field in Zebulon was all one could ask for in a high school football game. [Full Story »]

Our go to guy is gone

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Wednesday, September 28. 2011

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Editor’s note: This column consists of remarks Walter Geiger gave at the funeral of Doug Walter Sept. 23 at First United Methodist Church of Barnesville.

The Bible teaches us that God created man in His own image.
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'My new ride was canary yellow'

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Wednesday, September 28. 2011

By Greg Parrott

One of the biggest days in a young person’s life is when he or she get their drivers license. I remember well in 1975 when I earned my license. It was a whole new life of freedom. [Full Story »]

Michael Moore: Georgia run by racists, killers

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Friday, September 23. 2011

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From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Liberal, leftist communist filmmaker Michael Moore has lashed out at the state of Georgia after the Wednesday execution of convicted cop killer Troy Davis. [Full Story »]

Should Troy Davis ride the needle?

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Monday, September 19. 2011

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Troy Davis has been on death row since 1991 for the shooting death of an off-duty Savannah police officer. His attempts to avoid Georgia's lethal injection gurney have failed at every legal turn. [Full Story »]

Sept. 11: The day the bad guys came

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Wednesday, September 7. 2011

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By Kay S. Pedrotti

People of my generation are apt to ask each other, "Where were you when ..." about events such as the Kennedy and King assassinations -- and Sept. 11, 2001. There are several vignettes about my experiences on 9/11 I think I can now, after 10 years, share in writing. [Full Story »]

A walk down football memory lane

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Wednesday, August 31. 2011

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By Ken K. Green

It’s football season and this week I feel compelled to share a bit of the local history of the gridiron game as discussed on Facebook’s Barnesvillle Memories page. [Full Story »]