OPINION: Now, if that ain’t a roll in the trash

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Zach Mitcham
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Tuesday, February 23. 2010
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A billions pounds of trash burned annually for 30 years near the Madison County line — that’s what Elbert County commissioners voted for Feb. 8. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: News and food: how we consume

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, February 12. 2010
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I don’t badmouth fast food from any high horse. If I’m hungry, I sometimes stop at a drive-thru and get that burger and ask for some salt to go on the fries. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Umm...good, potlikker and cracklings

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Frank Gillispie
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Wednesday, February 10. 2010
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On my way back home from a medical procedure the other day, I stopped by Ingles Deli to see if I could find something soft enough to eat. The procedures are leaving my mouth very sensitive. [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Please support efforts to stop the incinerator

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Letter to the Editor
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Sunday, February 7. 2010
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Dear Editor:

Hello neighbors,
I’ve lived in Comer with my family for over 20 years. I plan on retiring here and hope my son will have his family here. During the past 20 years we often enjoyed shopping, eating, and recreating in Elberton and Elbert County.
The Plant Granite proposal to the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission states:
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OPINION: The incinerator: it’s a matter of trust

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Zach Mitcham
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Saturday, February 6. 2010
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Leaders who are hesitant about a proposal are always committee-happy. They form advisory panels to create lengthy proposals with bullet-point recommendations. They seek all the advice they can get. Sometimes this is rooted in the genuine desire to be thorough and inclusive. Sometimes it’s just a stall tactic to delay the tough vote. [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: Why do atheists always attack people of faith?

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Frank Gillispie
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Friday, February 5. 2010
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Mother Teresa is scheduled to be honored with a U.S. postal stamp later this year. And naturally, someone has decided to protest the honor. The organization, Freedom from Religion Foundation, argues that postal regulations prohibit honors for “individuals whose principal achievements are associated with religious undertakings.” I have problems with this story. [Full Story »] 

LETTER: New budget more of the same: higher taxes, fees, debt

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Letter to the Editor
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Thursday, February 4. 2010
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During week two of the 2010 Legislative session, we were in recess as the House Appropriations Committee met to hear Gov. Sonny Perdue submit his state budget for the remainder of fiscal year 2010, which ends June 30, and the budget for fiscal year 2011, which begins July 1. [Full Story »] 

LETTER: New Speaker brings needed changes to House

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Saturday, January 30. 2010
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By Rep. Alan Powell

The Georgia House of Representatives opened the 2010 legislative session of the General Assembly on Jan. 11 by electing Rep. David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) as Speaker of the House, replacing Glenn Richardson, who resigned last month under pressure amid a near uprising within his Republican caucus. [Full Story »] 

On the falsified EMS timesheets

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Zach Mitcham
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Saturday, January 30. 2010
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In our moments of need, there’s nothing more important than that siren and those faces of help. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: We don’t have a health care problem in this country

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Frank Gillispie
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Tuesday, January 26. 2010
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No matter how much the politicians rant and rave about it, we do not have a healthcare problem in this country. We have a big government, bumbling bureaucracy problem. Government has totally fouled up the way we pay for health care, but in spite of that, we still receive the best care in the world. [Full Story »] 
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