OPINION: Celebrating a first birthday

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Zach Mitcham
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Monday, September 6. 2010
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My son turns 1 today, Sept. 2. And as our families gathered around the table Sunday to celebrate that occasion, Noah poked at his cake, not sure what to make of it. This was out of character for him. He grabs everything.
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OPINION: Our health in the age of genetics

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Zach Mitcham
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Monday, September 6. 2010
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Before he committed the gruesome act, the murderer smoked two cigarettes and left the butts in the road in front of the house. Later, investigators matched the DNA off those butts to the murderer’s own blood on a broken window at the crime scene. Long story short — the murderer was busted with his own blood and saliva. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: The link between immigration and defense spending

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, August 27. 2010
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There’s a lot of animosity toward illegal immigrants. But my feelings aren’t so clear cut, because I believe people go where they think life will be better. If I’m staring at my children, thinking there’s no life for them where we are, you better believe we’re packing our bags and going to a better place. And I wouldn’t care what you thought of me or what you made of my skin color or language. I would simply look out for those who need me. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Ingles’ expansion shows value of county’s commercial zone

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Zach Mitcham
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Saturday, August 21. 2010
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The upcoming construction of what appears to be the largest Ingles in the southeast in Hull is pretty big news. It also says something about what outsiders see in our county’s primary commercial zone. [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: The Web and the passage of time

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Zach Mitcham
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Sunday, August 8. 2010
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The little apple peelings fall from my daughter’s mouth. She chews on the white inside of the apple, but doesn’t like the tougher red skin, so she lets it fall from her mouth to my parents’ sofa cushion, a little pile of red apple parts at her feet. It’s a cute video, already three years old on YouTube, one of many toddler videos on my father’s account. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: ‘Dump all incumbents’ message misguided

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Zach Mitcham
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Thursday, July 22. 2010
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It can be invigorating to take a “wipe ‘em out” stance in politics. That kind of pitchfork posture gets easy cheers. And seeing that “dump all incumbents” military dump truck parked at the Madison County courthouse square is a reminder of an old political truth: anger sells. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Some of my personal ‘bests’

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Zach Mitcham
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Saturday, July 17. 2010
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Everyone has their favorites, their personal “bests.” Here are some of mine: [Full Story »] 

OPINION: A conservative case against ‘drill, baby, drill’

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, July 9. 2010
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Call me what you want, but I just don’t have much stomach for an increase in offshore oil drilling after what we’ve witnessed in the Gulf. We measure everything in dollars, but I believe some things are more important than money. And I’m reminded of that when I see vast stretches of ruined ocean. [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: Some truly bizarre political theater in South Carolina

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Zach Mitcham
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Thursday, July 1. 2010
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In Nov. 2009, Alvin Greene was arrested after showing porn to an 18-year-old University of South Carolina student. But he could celebrate the anniversary of that arrest in a most peculiar way — in Nov. 2010, Alvin Greene could be elected South Carolina’s next U.S. Senator. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: The Deepwater Horizon vs. Moby Dick

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Zach Mitcham
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Saturday, June 26. 2010
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Long before the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and even before the days of petroleum, men sought another type of fuel. And amid cutthroat competition for the precious energy source — whale oil — sailors ventured deeper and deeper into the blue seas in pursuit of riches. [Full Story »] 
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