OPINION: Don’t eliminate Crawford W. Long from hospital name

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Frank Gillispie
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Saturday, February 21. 2009
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“No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main,” is a famous quote from John Donne, one of the most influential poets of the Renaissance. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Both parties gambling on the future

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Frank Gillispie
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Monday, February 16. 2009
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“Be careful what you wish for, you might get it,” is an often quoted saying. But it is a applicable today as it was when it was first invented. Frequently, people find that although things go exactly as they planned, the results are far from what was expected. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Hope will not solve the problem

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Frank Gillispie
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Friday, January 30. 2009
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Economic theory is not that complicated. I am a half smart, semi-self educated Georgia redneck, but I have a pretty good grasp of how the economy is supposed to work. [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: Our national wealth is being shipped abroad

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Frank Gillispie
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Wednesday, December 31. 2008
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Pundits and business news people are pointing to the home mortgage crises as the source of our economic woes. But there is another factor that, in my opinion, is much more serious. It is now almost impossible to find American made goods. We have lost nearly all our manufacturing capacity. Just go to any store and check the origins of most of the products on the shelves. Only occasionally will you find an American-made product. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Union could doom auto industry

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Frank Gillispie
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Wednesday, December 17. 2008
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How many of you remember the end of Eastern Airlines? It was not long ago or very far away when Eastern ceased to be. This formerly great airline collapsed and closed its doors on Jan. 18, 1991. Over 18,000 people suddenly lost their jobs and their pensions in one day. That does not include the thousands who were laid off or furloughed prior to the collapse. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Maintaining historically black colleges is a racist program

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Frank Gillispie
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Wednesday, December 10. 2008
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Once again a proposal to merge black and white colleges in the same town as a way to save money has been put forward. And once again, so-called black leaders object. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Joe the Plumber is right

Posted by
Frank Gillispie
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Thursday, October 23. 2008
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When Barack Obama told Joe the Plumber that he wanted to “spread the wealth around,” what wealth was he talking about? And, where did the wealth come from? [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Going to the fair with a girl — or frog — on your arm

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Frank Gillispie
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Wednesday, September 24. 2008
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We need a break from all the political bickering and economic bad news. It is a good thing that the county fair season is underway. We can go to the fair and have a little fun without thinking constantly about problems, our own, our state’s and our nation’s. So in this spirit, I will tell you a story. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Can Palin actually shoot down those liberty-hating liberal elitists?

Posted by
Frank Gillispie
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Friday, September 12. 2008
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America is in an uproar over Sarah Palin. She is, of course, the Republican nominee for vice president. Nearly every person I have encountered in the past two weeks has wanted to talk about her. Some approve of her nomination; some very strongly object. [Full Story »] 
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