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Updated: Silent, empty plants

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Thursday, March 11. 2010

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By Millard Grimes
Harris County Journal/Georgia Trend

Now into the third year of what is being called The Great Recession, the United States still has the largest economy in the world and its people are better off on the whole than the people of any other natio [Full story »]

Updated: The garage you don’t want to clean

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Wednesday, March 10. 2010

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The large garage bay is served by two roll-up doors. It is the garage you don't want to turn up in or clean, for that matter.

It is filed with aluminum autopsy gurneys. [Full story »]

Updated: Dedication to truth

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Tuesday, March 9. 2010

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By William Smith

If dedication to truth is the promise of morality, then there is no greater form of dedication than the responsibility of thinking, and accepting no authority over your own brain. It seems there are so many people who identify themselves with race or political ideology that they lack the ability to think as an individual. [Full story »]

Updated: Returning to the American way

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Monday, March 8. 2010

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By Dink Nesmith
(Published in the Athens Banner-Herald)

America, we need to wake up and look in the mirror. Staring back at us is the ugly truth: We are the problem. If we don't come to grips with reality and change direction, the most advanced nation in the world is going to lose its coveted place. [Full story »]

Updated: De-incentivizing illegal immigration

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Friday, March 5. 2010

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By Dr. Spencer Price

Money is a powerful motivator. This can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on circumstances. Money’s motive power is a good thing when it stimulates us to get an education, put in an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay, and save for the future. On the other hand, money’s motive power can have a dark side as well, stimulating some to commit crime in an effort to obtain it. [Full story »]

Updated: Is the Republican party the new Trojan horse?

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Thursday, March 4. 2010

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By Robert Heiney
President Obama wants to meet with the Republicans to put together a compromise government health bill where everybody walks away from the table with something. [Full story »]

University system cuts go too deep!

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Wednesday, March 3. 2010

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By JoEllen Smith
Marietta Daily Journal

Parents of teenagers pay attention. You think your biggest worry is whether your children will get the HOPE Scholarship? You are in for the surprise of your life this year, and for the next couple of years. [Full story »]

Updated: A return to responsibility

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Tuesday, March 2. 2010

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The Augusta Chronicle

You can see it on the roads and highways, where drivers either don't know or don't respect the rules -- and courtesy is certainly the last thing on their minds.

You can see it in the schools, where the government feels it necessary to feed the children not just lunch but breakfast, and where teachers and administrators are counselors, cops and more -- all the responsibilities of parenthood and none of the rights. [Full story »]

Running schools like a business

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Monday, March 1. 2010

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By Michael Moore
Savannah Morning News

My 10th-grade science teacher did not inspire me to become a scientist. But he did inspire others in our class and some did become scientists. [Full story »]

When is it going too far in Olympic celebration?

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Friday, February 26. 2010

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The women of the Canadian hockey team politely accepted their gold medals and waved to an adoring home crowd just moments before the real celebration would begin. [Full story »]

How much for miseducation?

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Wednesday, February 24. 2010

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In what is becoming an all too familiar strategy, the Georgia Department of Education recommended yesterday to shorten the school year to help schools cope with budget cuts next year.

The Georgia Department of Education says with state funding cuts likely to be above A BILLION DOLLARS, schools should have the flexibility to cut teacher instructional days which would shorten the school year. [Full story »]

Tiger says he's sorry; will play again

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Friday, February 19. 2010

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By DOUG FERGUSON
The Associated Press

Tiger Woods re-emerged into public life Friday, issuing another apology for his infidelity at a closely scripted event and affirming he will play golf again — he's just not sure when.

Speaking before a small group at the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse and a massive television audience, one of the world's most-recognized athletes repeatedly told his family, sponsors and fans — in essence, everyone connected with him — that he was sorry for his behavior. [Full story »]

Georgia to give slowing tickets?

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Wednesday, February 17. 2010

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A bill that sets a minimum fine for driving too slow in the passing lane on Georgia interstates and highways raced through a committee of the Georgia House yesterday afternoon.

Members of the House Transportation Committee voted unanimously to send HB1047 to the House Rules Committee. The Rules Committee will decide in the next few weeks whether to send the bill to the full House for a vote. [Full story »]

Do new Georgia billboards link abortion to race?

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Monday, February 15. 2010

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According to an article by Errin Haines printed yesterday "the message on dozens of billboards across the city is provocative: Black children are an 'endangered species.'"

As the image depicts, the eyebrow-raising ads feature a young black child being displayed as an effort by the anti-abortion movement to use race to rally support within the black community. The reaction from black leaders has been mixed, but the "Too Many Aborted" campaign, which so far is unique to only Georgia, is drawing support from other anti-abortion groups across the country. [Full story »]

Welcome to Slumburbia

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Thursday, February 11. 2010

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It is unfortunate but it is true. A cruise down College Drive or a pass of 341 North as well as some Lamar extension, planned communities sit empty, sewage and power lines sticking up from the ground with the haunting allure of a headstone at Greenwood Cemetery.

As with much of the United States tile-roofed versions of a 21st century ghost town remind us of the gambling losses that took place not on the blackjack tables of Vegas but the board tables of America's financial institutions. [Full story »]