OPINION: Which Georgians signed Declaration of Independence?

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Frank Gillispie
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Monday, July 5. 2010
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Georgia was still a young colony when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Founded in 1733 in Savannah, she was only 43 years old at the time. The number of native-born Georgians was small. That is why none of the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia were natives. [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: Things have changed a lot in the past 60 years

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Frank Gillispie
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Wednesday, June 30. 2010
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Do you remember when a Coke cost five cents? I was a “pre teen” at the time. Coke announced that the price of a bottle was going from a nickel to six cents and everybody was in an uproar about it! [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Finding treasures in old papers

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Frank Gillispie
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Wednesday, June 23. 2010
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Recently, while doing an inventory of the things left behind by my parents, I found a bundle of old letters. I was happy to discover that they were letters my parents exchanged during their courtship. They verified many of the stories my mother told about that era. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: A racist is a racist regardless of color

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Frank Gillispie
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Monday, June 14. 2010
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I have said it before and I am saying it again. A racist is a racist no matter the color of the racist. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Falling in love while catching tadpoles

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Frank Gillispie
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Wednesday, June 2. 2010
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I was an 11-year-old fifth grade student at University Demonstration School in Athens. She was a 21-year-old student teacher assigned to my class. She was my first big love! [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Let’s take the profit out of politics

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Frank Gillispie
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Wednesday, May 26. 2010
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George Washington warned us that party politics would be damaging to our republic, but we chose to ignore him. Now we are cursed with two powerful political parties that are tearing this nation apart. What should we do now? I think we ought to take the power out of political parties by taking the profit out of politics. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: ‘Going green’ — not a new idea to rednecks

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Frank Gillispie
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Friday, May 21. 2010
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Madison County is blessed with a number of streams and rivers capable of powering small mills. You will find communities throughout the county with the term “mill” in their names.Spratlin Mill Road, Watson’s Mill State Park and Seagraves Mill are examples. [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: I say, ‘Good for Arizona’

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Frank Gillispie
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Monday, May 10. 2010
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Do you remember civics class in high school? I remember clearly the often repeated mantra “No one is above the law, not even the President!” That is what is meant by a nation of law, not of men. But that is a rule that we have allowed to slip away.

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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 »] 

OPINIONS: Liberals, atheists more highly evolved than the rest of us?

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Frank Gillispie
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Wednesday, April 7. 2010
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Many of us on the conservative side of life often accuse our liberal friends of being arrogant elitists. They believe that they are somehow superior to the rest of us and thus have a responsibility to run our inept lives for us. [Full Story »] 
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