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LETTER: Thanks for community’s support of Special Olympics

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Tuesday, April 27. 2010
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Dear Editor:

The local spring games for Madison County Special Olympics were held at the Madison County School System Sports Complex, Wednesday, April 7. The games were a great success, thanks to the community support we received from the many volunteers.
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OPINION: Many Tea Party demands were part of Confederate Constitution

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Frank Gillispie
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Sunday, April 25. 2010
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Monday, April 26, is Confederate Memorial Day in Georgia and much of the Old South. There will be numerous events in the area sponsored by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Sons of Confederate Veterans and numerous other pro south organizations. The day is recognized by the State of Georgia as an official holiday with state offices closed. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Gold Dome turned into spare change cup

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, April 23. 2010
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(ATLANTA) — One lawmaker’s joke quickly turned into a serious solution for Georgia’s budget troubles Wednesday at the state capitol. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Spring is pure poetry

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Margie Richards
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Tuesday, April 20. 2010
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It doesn’t matter how many times I experience it (and I’ve experienced it 52 times now), I’m always amazed at the transformation between winter and spring. Though I think about it at other times of the year, the memory of it can’t do justice to the real thing. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Dissatisfied Americans are waging new tax war

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Frank Gillispie
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Sunday, April 18. 2010
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Taxes are on the minds of Americans as another tax day comes and goes. According to the Rasmussen Report, a majority of us are unhappy with the tax rates. Rasmussen reported recently that 60 percent of American taxpayers believe they are being taxed too much. That frustration will only expand in 2011 when the Bush tax cuts are set to expire, resulting in even more taxes being taken from our nations workers. [Full Story »] 

LETTER: We all can play a part in strengthening families

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Saturday, April 17. 2010
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Dear Editor:

Madison County received 344 child abuse and neglect reports during fiscal year 2009.
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OPINION: Sci-fi menu of the future: meat or ‘meat?’

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, April 16. 2010
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I order wings with a fiery hot sauce when I can. On a first date in college, I requested the hottest wings Loco’s could make, personally issuing a dare to the person taking the order. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Confederate Army helped create the Bible Belt

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Frank Gillispie
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Tuesday, April 13. 2010
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War and religion have always been closely linked in the South. Someone once said that there are few atheists in the foxholes. Southerners have always led the nation in military service. Not only in the Confederate Army, but in all our nation’s conflicts. And these same returning service people often are the backbone of newly founded or revitalized churches. [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Time running out; uncertain status for bed tax and budget

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Saturday, April 10. 2010
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By Rep. Alan Powell

Your Georgia General Assembly is in recess for spring break until Monday, April 12.
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OPINIONS: Sad news doesn’t damper enthusiasm for Ila

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, April 9. 2010
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My wife turned to me and smiled after we registered our daughter for kindergarten at Ila Elementary School several weeks ago. [Full Story »] 
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