OPINION: When it comes to healthcare, give me an aspirin, please

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, July 10. 2009
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When you go to a movie theater or pro baseball game, a $1.50 Coke suddenly skyrockets to $5. Maybe you can sneak a Coke or popcorn into a theater. But that’s frowned upon. No, you are expected to play by the theater’s rules. It’s their market and they have the power. And if you don’t like the prices, well, just wait for the movie on Netflix.

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OPINION: When I’m driving down the road

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, July 3. 2009
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When I’m troubled, a good drive alone can help. It combines seclusion and roaming free. The road is a comfort at times, even though it holds dangers. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Why I respect the John Hancock

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, June 26. 2009
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It’s always a joy to get a good letter to the editor, one by a local resident about a local issue, something bold enough to make someone mad, but respectful enough not to intend harm — something that is signed. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: The city, country split on animal control

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Zach Mitcham
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Thursday, June 18. 2009
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A buckshot blast will probably always be a primary form of “animal control” in rural lands. That’s not an endorsement or criticism, just a fact. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Looking at the $65 billion scam artist

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, June 12. 2009
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There are swindlers. And then, of course, there’s Bernie Madoff, who “made off” with $65 billion in investors’ funds. The biggest Wall Street crook in history will be sentenced June 29 for his crimes. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Revising personnel policy makes sense

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, May 29. 2009
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If you work for a department head in the Madison County government — and you get canned — then you can appeal the decision. But is that a good thing, or is it simply prolonging the inevitable at taxpayer expense? [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: The worst of all options

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, May 22. 2009
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There is all kinds of talk about what was in the head of George Zinkhan III, the UGA professor turned triple murderer, who was discovered after burying himself in the woods and firing a shot to end his own life.
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OPINION: On the importance of early reading

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, May 15. 2009
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The music is gone. Now, when we ride anywhere with our 3-year-old daughter, Addie, she doesn’t want to hear any of her favorite songs. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: No fun being a sneeze machine

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Zach Mitcham
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Wednesday, May 6. 2009
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Don’t worry, this has nothing to do with the swine flu. It’s just that no one like me can stop and smell the roses — not without popping an antihistamine. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Hard to put much stock in the stock market

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Zach Mitcham
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Wednesday, April 29. 2009
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When I listen to money discussions by people who seem to understand finance, I’m usually pretty intimidated. I am certainly a financial novice. I understand the basic rule of retirement planning, that you have to be in things for the long haul, that the market ebbs and flows and you have to bear with it despite your immediate anxieties. At least this is what people smarter than me have always told me. [Full Story »] 
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