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Landry questions rec. authority funding

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Thursday, February 9. 2012

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By Ryan Landry

Pike does not have a recreation department.

We have a Recreation Authority. The authority receives a budget from the county manager that should be distributed among all the sports Pike County offers – football, basketball, soccer, cheerleading, softball and baseball. [Full story »]

Geiger’s Counter: A Super Bowl better than commercials

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Monday, February 6. 2012

Once upon a time, the Geiger girls and I enjoyed a Thanksgiving Day feast at Carmine’s in New York City with a very interesting crowd. Among the group was Sean Landeta, an elite punter who spent 25 seasons in first the USFL and later the NFL. [Full story »]

What Spencer was trying to say...

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Saturday, February 4. 2012

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before he was so rudely interrupted was 'global warming is a scam'.

By Dr. Spencer Price

Objectivity – it is the absolute bedrock of science. There is no notion, idea, hypothesis, concept, principle, axiom, maxim, theory, or law more fundamental to science than objectivity. In fact, in the absence of objectivity, science does not exist. Call it what you want, but it ain’t science.

So what happens when scientists in general lose their objectivity? They become anything but scientists – beach bums, flower children, Birkenstock-wearing granola munchers, bearded recluses in self-imposed exile from the outside world. A sad thing indeed. [Full story »]

Owner of burned building's words count

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Tuesday, January 31. 2012

Hunt Slade, owner of Safehouse in Griffin which burned in downtown Griffin Monday night, offered these words of comfort:
To all of our friends and family that share in the loss of our beloved shop this evening to fire - thank you all so much for your support and encouragement. The worst site tonight was not the flames breaking through the roof of the building or the smashed in windows; it was the distraught look on the faces of those that have come to know each other within its walls. Well, before I collapse into bed I want to tell you this - Safehouse is not a building and it is not a person. Safehouse is a community of people who believe in something better for their lives and their town. So hug each other and be thankful that we can all see one another tomorrow. This fire claimed wood and metal but took no lives - not a single person was injured and so we go on. We will rebuild. We will start over with all of the experience we have gained and all of the powerful heartfelt relationships we have grown and we will all be stronger for it. Make something that counts and share it with someone - we did and not even a raging fire could destroy that. I am grateful for you all.

Global warming 'a scam'

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Tuesday, January 31. 2012

By Dr. Spencer Price

Objectivity – it is the absolute bedrock of science. There is no notion, idea, hypothesis, concept, principle, axiom, maxim, theory, or law more fundamental to science than objectivity. In fact, in the absence of objectivity, science does not exist. Call it what you want, but it ain’t science.

So what happens when scientists in general lose their objectivity? They become anything but scientists – beach bums, flower children, Birkenstock-wearing granola munchers, bearded recluses in self-imposed exile from the outside world. A sad thing indeed.
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Lifsey Springs News

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Sunday, January 29. 2012

By Rosalee King

It was another cold winter morning, at 28 degrees when I got up Thursday at 6 a.m. It made me think of my early life, getting ready for school with no heat except the open fireplace, no inside plumbing and no electricity at all. Thank goodness we didn’t live far from the school. It was cold walking on frozen ground sometimes. How good it did feel when you would walk into your room and someone had a roaring fire going in the old pot bellied stove. [Full story »]

Around the Square: Courthouse construction coming up

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Thursday, January 26. 2012

By Don Collins

The renovation of the historic 1895 Pike County courthouse is set to begin on March 1. The county commission voted to accept the proposal of John W. Spratlin and Sons of Lincolnton as the contractor for the project. They were the low bidder with a bid of $2.9 million. [Full story »]

More on copper thefts, punishment

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Tuesday, January 24. 2012

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Last week’s epistle on copper thieves, the damage they do, the question of whether the current prescribed punishment fits their crimes and placing some of that punishment burden on the backs of scrap dealers who buy stolen metal drew a vast, varied reaction. [Full story »]

Warning: liberal progressives ain't gonna like this

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Friday, January 20. 2012

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hat tip to Bill Youngstrom

By Bob Lonsberry
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You pee for us all, Marine.

This has to do with the video that popped up yesterday. It’s 40 seconds, and it shows four Marines standing above the bodies of some dead Taliban.

Peeing on them. [Full story »]

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 »]