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Geiger’s Counter: Rampant copper thieves must be stopped

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Wednesday, January 18. 2012

Dirtbags of all description are running rampant, destroying vacant homes, electrical substations, construction sites, vehicles and even cell towers to get at metal - primarily copper - that they sell off. [Full story »]

Ron Paul's first inaugural address

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

From Killer Kilpatrick...

Those of you who do not know about Gary North ought to become acquainted with him:

In June of 1976, I was Ron Paul’s speechwriter. Shortly after I joined his staff as his newsletter writer and economic analyst, I recommended that he do what I had been doing for a year: buy a Code-A-Phone telephone answering machine and make a weekly 3-minute recording for people in his districts to call. He could send the tape to his office in the district, where the machine would be set up at a local phone number. Residents could call it for free. He thought this was a good idea. So began his weekly speeches.
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What have we done to elections?

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Monday, January 9. 2012

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From the 1.11.2012 print/e-edition of The Journal Reporter

By Kay S. Pedrotti

When I had just turned 18, my father took me to register to vote in Dougherty County. He said, “This is one of the most important things you’ll ever do in your life.” He was right but I’m not sure that attitude pervades the U.S. today [Full story »]

Yesterday's Footsteps: Too much texting, not enough talking

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Wednesday, January 4. 2012

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We as a nation have slowly become a group of non-verbal communicators. We send e-mails, text on our phones, facebook, fax,and use twitter.

When I was growing up in the 60s and 70s we had just a few ways to communicate. We had the U.S. mail service, telephone, and Western Union telegraph service. [Full story »]

My window is special

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Saturday, December 24. 2011

By Walter Geiger

My window is different than all the others along the pedestrian bridge that links the Medical Center of Central Georgia with the parking deck across Hemlock Street.

The glassed in walkway is three stories off the ground and all but one window pane is tinted. My window has a clear pane. I figure the original glass was broken at some point and replaced before the tinted glass could be matched. [Full story »]

Putting Christ back in Xmas

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Tuesday, December 20. 2011

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I remember the first time I ever saw the term Xmas. I was just a kid. It was a week or so before Christmas and my brother and I had gone to spend the night with an older sister, her husband, and their young son. On a large mirror in the living room of their home, written in white shoe polish, were the words “Merry Xmas!” I was confused. [Full story »]

Two vastly different opinions on entitlements

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Monday, December 19. 2011

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What follows are two vstly different views on entitlement programs in America. The first, and rather lengthy piece, came from the left leaning LikeTheDew.com and was penned by Joy Moses. The second, submitted by Killer Kilpatrick, came from The Independent Institute.

Note: the figures Moses refer to were not included due to html issues. [Full story »]

You may be a liberal if...

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Friday, December 16. 2011

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By Dr. Spencer Price

If you have enough free time to spend days or even weeks wearing the same smelly clothes, sleeping on the streets, and relieving yourself in public while protesting how unfair the world is (but only, of course, if you’re not schizophrenic). [Full story »]

Make lasting memories this Christmas

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011

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When I was young, my parents had a classic recording of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It was generally played for us on Christmas Eve.

If the narration of Orson Wells and the voice of Lionel Barrymore as Ebenezer Scrooge did not pin us to the bed while ‘Santa’ arranged the presents under the tree, the sound of Marley’s ghost dragging his chains and cash boxes would. [Full story »]

Government for or against the people

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Tuesday, December 6. 2011

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By Dr. Spencer Price

In the purest sense, governments deal with the governed in one of two ways: by either promoting or limiting individual freedoms. It’s that simple. [Full story »]

Johnson case evidence should be presented to grand jury

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Friday, December 2. 2011

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By Dewitt Edenfield

Why do we the citizens who put the people in the positions of legal authority – the very ones who decide which cases should be brought before the grand jury – accept it when cases that should be presented are not, for whatever reasons? The one that hurts the most – and presents the worst picture of our legal system – is the Donna Marie Ogletree Johnson murder case.

We know Donna Johnson was killed in a manner that was both violent and diabolical. We know there was enough evidence to make an arrest. We also know there was – and is – sufficient evidence to present the case to the grand jury. [Full story »]

Courthouse ready for renovation

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Wednesday, November 30. 2011

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By Don Collins

The Pike County courthouse is one of three Pike edifices on the National Historic Register. It’s in downtown Zebulon, the county seat. The courthouse square is a focal point and its park like setting is an invaluable asset to the community. The courthouse was built in 1895. [Full story »]

To do the impossible

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Friday, November 25. 2011

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By Dr. Spencer Price

He was a precious baby. Of course, all parents think that about their newborn children. So, since I was his daddy and he was my son, it was ok for me to think that.

He came early. And he was small, the result of a heart condition I didn’t know about until the day he was born. But, that didn’t matter. To me, he was perfect, and precious, and sweet, and I would, as the old saying goes, “move Heaven and Earth,” to protect him, and to provide for him, and to make him better. [Full story »]

Belated parental advice for the Occupy crowd

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Sunday, November 20. 2011

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By Marybeth Hicks
The Washington Times

Call it an occupational hazard, but I can’t look at the Occupy Wall Street protesters without thinking,“Who parented these people?”

As a culture columnist, I’ve commented on the social and political ramifications of the “movement” - now known as “OWS” - whose fairyland agenda can be summarized by one of their placards: “Everything for everybody. [Full story »]

Crime evidence expert says Johnson case has solution

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Wednesday, November 16. 2011

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By Dewitt L. Edenfield Jr.

There’s substantial entomological evidence in the Donna Marie Ogletree Johnson murder case that leads one to at least consider the fact she wasn’t killed by person or persons unknown. It’s the same information that contradicts statements and alibis of several people questioned during the original investigation in the weeks and months after the murder and put the previous assumptions that Donna Johnson was killed between 2-4 p.m. on July 16 into the “doubtful” category. [Full story »]