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Obama’s improving his act
“Personal charm may be Obama’s last best hope” headlined the Washington Post on Monday. That charm was on ample display at the annual vanity fest called the White House Correspondents Association dinner over the weekend. The dinner always features two comedians — one professional, and the other, the occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Skilled joke writers contribute the one-liners, but delivery counts, too, and President Obama has clearly...
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Immigration gambles: Part II
Whose interests are immigration laws supposed to serve — and whose interests do current immigration reform proposals actually serve? In order to have any immigration policy serve any purpose, the border must first be secured. Otherwise American immigration policy exists only on paper, and is mocked by what happens on the ground, as masses of people cross the border illegally, in disregard of whatever policies are embodied in our laws. Mor...
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Summerour: Rand Paul in 2016
The 2016 battle for the presidency of the United States is already underway. I am convinced that former secretary of State Hillary Clinton will definitely be the Democratic nominee. To put it bluntly, she has no serious competition from any of the other Democrats. Beating the Clintons will not be easy. She has the benefit of the infamous Clinton political machine. There are also millions of Americans who want a woman president. Now that P...
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Wolfe not ‘king’
Unfortunately, Troup County Commission Chairman Ricky Wolfe and his select cadre of cohorts are still at it, with regard to the unnecessarily controversial refuse collection issue. The secrecy, smoke & mirrors, exclusion, and manipulation continues, despite claims to the contrary. The latest chapter of the refuse collection scheme was particularly egregious, in my mind. The Georgia Open Meetings Act (GOMA) is supposed to keep the mechanisms...
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Problems faced by the working poor
This article is the, “now for the other side of the story,” as Paul Harvey would say to the article I wrote in early April titled “Dependency to independence: we all gain,” (see lagrangedailynews.com under Opinion). That article said that all but the most severely handicapped need to have some type of job and since this isn’t possible with our present economy we need to create jobs like we did during the depression. In that article, I said ...
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C’mon local Democrats (and Republicans)!
Anyone who has watched the drama unfolding in our local political parties has to wonder what’s going on. The dissolution of the Troup County Democratic Party and the reasons why have a lot of local residents wondering what’s really going on. Perhaps the chair of the third district Democratic Party had a good reason for getting rid of the local leadership of the party that’s not known to me. I’m sure he could point out that I’m not a member ...
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Genes and racism are not linked
During decades of watching both collegiate and professional football, I have seen hundreds of touchdowns scored by black players — but not one extra point kicked by a black player. Is this because blacks are genetically incapable of kicking a football or because racists won’t let blacks kick a football? Most of us would consider either of these explanations ridiculous. Yet genes and discrimination were the predominant explanations of blac...
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Reality — good versus bad
Our first “deep topic” of reality is this: what is “good” and what is “bad”? Last week I gave you this short story, “Tale of the Lion,” as an example: “The young male lion approaches the pride his eye on the feeble dominant male and rushes in to take command. The young male kills the old male, and then, ripping them apart, kills the three cubs running with the pride – he kills them to ensure the females will return to “heat” and his bloodline...
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A dose of reality
Perhaps the most read series of columns a columnist can produce would be related to politics and/or social issues – especially if the issues were “negative” and “emotionally-charged.” And, of course – the columns would be developed to match the politic opinions of the majority where the columns are published – surely generating a favorable audience. However, I don’t think that is what an educated and “thinking” reader truly desires. I believe...
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Community newspapers: A vital cog in democracy
Buried somewhere in my parents’ house in Watkinsville is a stack of aged newspapers – copies of the Athens Banner-Herald, The Oconee Enterprise and the dearly departed Athens Observer. You see, in my family, community newspapers have always been the chroniclers of family lore, of scholastic achievements, of the fleeting fame of youth. In the bottom of that pile, I know, are some of my most prized possessions: stories I wrote as a budding jo...
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Blaming muslims, political conservatives for Boston
When the New York Post reported that a Saudi national was the chief suspect in the bombing, there were more than 500,000 hits on Yahoo on the subject. A number of them emphasized that he was “MUSLIM” (and yes, they used all caps). There were another 1.4 million sites linking Islam to the Boston Marathon bombing. There were 93,500 hits on Yahoo linking anti-government and the Boston Marathon tragedy, along with another 1.15 million tying con...
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Our View: The Boston Marathon means more than running
Perhaps 100 or more flags splashed the cool blue April sky with reds, white, yellows, greens — the colors of the world, each representing the country of at least one runner making the Patriot’s Day trek from Hopkinton to Boston. They snapped in a steady sea breeze, a head wind that the runners and wheelchair athletes faced from the starting line all the way into Boston And as is tradition at the Boston Marathon, people cheered lustily for...
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Settlement figure too low
Dear Editor, Reading the paper last week, it stated the county will pay $75,000 in an inmate death settlement. County Manager Tod Tentler said they came up with the $75,000 figure in a closed executive session. I know I am not as smart as some of these county commissioners, but I know that I would have come up with more than $75,000 out of $1 million. Where is our county commissioners’ and manager’s hearts? A child and loved ones were l...
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The money belonged to GSP
Dear Editor, In reference to your article on drug seizure funds, I would like to share some facts that I believe to be important. Unfortunately these facts were omitted from your story. First and foremost, the money belonged to the Georgia State Patrol. For the past 15 years the Georgia State Patrol has operated in agreement with the Troup County Sheriff’s Office. When they made a seizure of drugs, money or vehicles in our county, Troup...
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Letters
Support your newspaper
Dear Editor, I have read with appreciation your articles urging more people to support their hometown newspaper. I cannot tell you how many friends I have chastised for not doing so. I even se...
Apr 30, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Thanks for supporting exchange students
Dear Editor, Heart-felt thanks for placing international friendship celebrations in our city on the front page of your weekend edition in Barbara Henigin’s wonderful report! Host families ar...
Apr 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wolfe not ‘king’
Unfortunately, Troup County Commission Chairman Ricky Wolfe and his select cadre of cohorts are still at it, with regard to the unnecessarily controversial refuse collection issue. The secrecy, ...
Apr 26, 2013 | 4 4 comments | 64 64 recommendations | email to a friend
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Settlement figure too low
Dear Editor, Reading the paper last week, it stated the county will pay $75,000 in an inmate death settlement. County Manager Tod Tentler said they came up with the $75,000 figure in a closed ...
Apr 20, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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The money belonged to GSP
Dear Editor, In reference to your article on drug seizure funds, I would like to share some facts that I believe to be important. Unfortunately these facts were omitted from your story. Firs...
Apr 20, 2013 | 5 5 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Editorial
Our View: We never saw it coming
A ton of Americans didn’t see the payroll tax increase coming. Others simply didn’t want to believe it when they heard or read about it, upon the rare occasion that the media would report on it. I...
Feb 08, 2013 | 4 4 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Time for a change in the Sheriff’s office
As the runoff election draws near, you need to seriously think about who you want as your sheriff for the next four years. Sheriff Donny Turner has done many great things during his near 20-year t...
Aug 19, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 101 101 recommendations | email to a friend
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Our View: Bail bond forfeiture collection policy is a failure
Sheriff Donny Turner continues to blame others for his shortcomings and failure to perform his duties. Once again, he has used his personal newsletter, Troup County News, to attack the LaGrange ...
Aug 11, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 240 240 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sheriff suppressing public’s right to know
It’s been a week since the arrest of Alonzo Rico Ford on suspicion of the December 2011 shooting death of Pops Patel at the Ribbitz convenience store on West Point Road. You didn’t read about th...
Jul 25, 2012 | 4 4 comments | 487 487 recommendations | email to a friend
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