Entries by Walter Geiger

The opposite of compassion

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Thursday, April 1. 2010

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The Augusta Chronicle

What Richard Krentz did as a matter of course was compassionate.

What America is doing is not.

The 58-year-old Arizona rancher, described by those who knew him as an unrelenting Good Samaritan, was gunned down in cold blood on his land last week by what most believe must have been a guerrilla in the smuggling of either illegal immigrants or drugs. [Full story »]

Getting across the mountains

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, March 31. 2010

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By Catherine Meeks, Ph.D.
The Macon Telegraph

We have some frightening mountains before us, economic shortfalls, educational woes, environmental challenges, race, class and gender polarization, war, health and too many people filled with rage. [Full story »]

Sheriff's father, Leroy Thomas, dead at 73

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, March 31. 2010

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James Leroy Thomas, 73, of Concord, formerly of Fayetteville, passed away on March 30, 2010.

Thomas was the father of Pike sheriff Jimmy Thomas.
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Why does change taste so bitter?

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Tuesday, March 30. 2010

Louis DeBroux
The Daily Tribune-News, Cartersville

So this is what change tastes like ... pretty much the same as what we were being fed before, except more bitter and by force; like castor oil, except it makes us worse, not better. [Full story »]

Probe targets magistrate court

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, March 30. 2010

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The Journal-Reporter has learned there is an ongoing, active investigation targeting the Pike County magistrate court office.
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Compassion alone isn't enough

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Walter Geiger

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Sunday, March 28. 2010

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By Sean Trapani
Savannah Morning News

Around 3 a.m. last night, a physician was attacked by a group of armed men in the parking lot of a Savannah hospital.

The men seized the doctor by her lapel and forced her to give medical treatment to a member of their "gang." Before they left, they stole money from the doctor's wallet - money she had saved for paying back her six-digit student loan. [Full story »]

Ga. supreme court rules against Weis

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, March 25. 2010

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In a split, 4-3 decision published today, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled the state may proceed with plans to seek the death penalty for alleged Pike killer Jamie Weis. [Full story »]

Prison as prison - not Motel 6

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, March 25. 2010

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By Spencer Price

It was 7:00AM and the temperature was already above 90 degrees. All indications were that the summer was going to be a scorcher. I had just arrived at the workshop – the first day of my summer job with a landscaping company. By day’s end, our crew had mowed 13 lawns, spread new pine straw in the flower beds at an apartment complex, and trimmed rows and rows of hedges at a local community college. The work was hard but the pay was decent and, along with my part-time evening job at a nearby hospital, I would be able to earn enough money to return to college in the fall. [Full story »]

Georgia's bottom line

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, March 24. 2010

By Dr. Scott Beaulier

Layoffs. Crumbling budgets. Foreclosures. Rising unemployment. Crisis. These words pepper the headlines of newspapers across the nation. And unfortunately, Georgia too. Today, our state faces a financial crossroads: either we continue down the same worn path of fiscal mismanagement or we pave a new road of fiscal sanity for Georgia. [Full story »]

Obamacare: Higher costs, lesser care

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, March 23. 2010

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The Marietta Daily Journal

THE OBAMACARE DEBATE is almost history. The president is slated to sign his health care bill into law this morning in a White House ceremony. Democratic bigwigs are euphoric over their 219-212 victory in the House. But once that euphoria fades, if they are honest with themselves, they will come to know what most Americans already suspect about Obama's plan: that it will increase taxes, increase premiums, nip economic recovery in the bud, slow job growth and reduce the quality and availability of health care for most Americans. [Full story »]

Perdue: Health care vote will cripple state's budget, small businesses

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, March 22. 2010

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Governor Sonny Perdue issued the following statement today regarding the healthcare legislation passed by the United States Congress:

“Unfortunately, the United States House of Representatives last night chose politics over the will of the American people. The enormous upheaval of our healthcare system was pushed through the House against the wishes of the majority of American families and businesses. [Full story »]

Obamacare approved after bitter fight

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, March 22. 2010

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Associated Press/Augusta Chronicle

Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage.
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Cherry Blossom Festival Balloon Glow 2010

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Walter Geiger

in Food and Features

Saturday, March 20. 2010

These images were captured at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon Saturday night. [Full story »]

Procedural politics as usual or....pimping?

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Friday, March 19. 2010

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President Barack Obama has called off a diplomatic trip to stay in Washington for what appears to be an historic health care vote this weekend. [Full story »]

Pipeline gets green light

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, March 19. 2010

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By Dwain Penn

The Pike County board of commissioners approved Friday the adoption of the intergovernmental agreement for the Atlanta Gas Light line in northeast Pike. The contract allows the local Industrial Development Authority to pursue options for the installation of infrastructure and does not obligate any funds at this time. [Full story »]