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Lifsey Springs News: Melt needed

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Monday, March 3. 2014

By Rosalee King

I see we still have winter. At 6 a.m. at my place it was 23 degrees on Feb. 28. I sure didn’t want to get up. Then I think of the school children, the parents, bus drivers and teachers and all these who have to drive to work. [Full story »]

Epic fail at the Social Security Administration

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Thursday, February 27. 2014

By Walter Geiger

You’ve all been there.

You’ve seen the person in front of you in the grocery checkout line with a vast array of expensive items pay for them with an EBT card or voucher or both but have plenty of cash to spend on beer and cigarettes before walking out to a car nicer than yours. [Full story »]

Yesterday's Footsteps: Bleeding Pike red

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Wednesday, February 26. 2014

By Greg Parrott

When my family moved here in 1994 from Griffin we became Pirate fans. We attended baseball, football, basketball, softball and soccer games. I sat in the stands at football games when there were less than 150 people cheering on the Pirates football team. It was sad. [Full story »]

Failure to execute

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Monday, February 24. 2014

The Augusta Chronicle

The 3,000 U.S. prisoners on death row used many methods to kill, torture or maim their victims.

Yet when their day of reckoning comes, final justice likely will come in the same form it has for the past 30 years – a needle prick followed by a sedation from which they will not wake. [Full story »]

World class soccer and a trip down memory lane

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Wednesday, February 19. 2014

By Walter Geiger

A trip to the Georgia Dome last week took me back in time and dredged up memories now nearly 50 years old. [Full story »]

Yesterday's Footsteps: Paris in Pike

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Monday, February 10. 2014

By Greg Parrott

In just its third year, the Paris in Pike fashion show for special needs children packed Christ Chapel Church with enthusiastic patrons. It’s an event that leaves you wanting more of these beautiful children. [Full story »]

Will melting snow wash away political ambitions?

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Monday, February 3. 2014

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By Walter Geiger

I left our office at about 10 p.m. last Tuesday after a late night making sure newspapers got delivered and posting road closures, updates and other pertinent information on pikecountygeorgia.com which saw peak traffic as the storm ebbed and, mercifully, ended. It left behind mostly ice but some snow which the young and young at heart enjoyed immensely until it melted. [Full story »]

Will Sochi Olympics be another Munich?

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Thursday, January 30. 2014

By Walter Geiger

I remember well the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in September 1972. I was preparing to make the move from the metropolis of Ailey, Ga. for my freshman year at UGA.
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Yesterday's Footsteps: Reckless youth need discipline

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Monday, January 27. 2014

By Greg Parrott

Every day I see where a celebrity youth is in some kind of trouble with the law. They think they’re above the law and go out in public and show their immaturity. [Full story »]

Elementary school needs help with play

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Monday, January 20. 2014

By Patrick Horne, acting club advisor

The elementary school is proud to once again bring musical theater to our community with the spring production of “Willy Wonka, Jr.” As with any theatrical undertaking there exists a multitude of areas needing preparation and construction – creating costumes, gathering makeup, making props, building sets, arranging sound, lighting and music, setting up concessions and ticket sales – a vast majority which require moneys to accomplish. [Full story »]

Yesterday's Footsteps: A bright educator

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Thursday, January 16. 2014

By Greg Parrott

I had my share of great educators who touched my life from first grade through the 12th grade. I'll name a few who shaped my education through the years. There was Lurline Putman, Kathryn Langford, Walter Riggs, Donna Lewis, Gary Phillips and Phylis Bright. [Full story »]

Remembering Dr. Jack Tuttle

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Wednesday, January 15. 2014

By Walter Geiger

Beloved local veterinarian Dr. Jack Tuttle died January 8 at age 89. This column was originally published on August 10, 2004 on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

A cool breeze blew through my hair before Adaylight Friday morning as I walked down the sidewalk to retrieve the newspaper. Football weather, I thought. My step was a little lighter as I sauntered back up the drive, thinking of fall Saturdays in Athens.

I thought also of Dr. Jack Tuttle. Nobody is a bigger Bulldog fan than Dr. Jack who celebrated his 80th birthday Friday. [Full story »]

Animal control should be collaborative

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Monday, January 13. 2014

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A situation last week in a neighboring county highlights, once again, the need for reasonable, sound animal control ordinances, those minimal requirements to come into compliance with those of the State Department of Agriculture here in Pike County. [Full story »]

DA's Corner: A few resolutions

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Tuesday, January 7. 2014

By Scott Ballard

Each year it’s customary to make resolutions. Usually, each of us considers how we can improve as individuals. I want to put a spin on that this year. [Full story »]

A modern day Christmas miracle

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Tuesday, December 24. 2013

By Walter Geiger

Every morning, I rise early – well before dawn. I settle into my chair, drink the day’s first cup of coffee and read two chapters of The Bible. [Full story »]