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The 10-county, $7-billion metro Atlanta transportation referendum is set to be decided by voters next Tuesday. If passed, the plan will be funded for 10 years by a 1-cent sales tax. Even if your county votes it down, the measure still becomes law if a majority votes for it.
July 25, 2012
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Dick Yarbrough
Guest columnist
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Opinion
Editor, A few months ago, at the conclusion of Olin Fraser's funeral, two of my former students, Jimmy Smith and Tommy Davis, came up to me and told me they were going to have a birthday party for me the Saturday after my birthday. This occasion happened this past Saturday night, and what a party it was!
July 25, 2012
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Ed Edwards
Former Liberty County School System superintendent/educator
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Opinion
Several forms of identification are now required from residents applying for or renewing a driver's license in Georgia. The state Legislature adopted it after it was passed by the U.S. Congress, which made the law mandatory across the land. The objective is to keep illegal immigrants from obtaining a valid license to operate a vehicle on roads and highways.
July 24, 2012
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The Brunswick News
Online: www.brunswicknews.com
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Opinion
I'll tell you honestly that I have been more tempted to jump on the bash-the-bus-system bandwagon than I actually have been to jump on the bus. That said, I love the idea in theory.
July 24, 2012
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Joselynn McKenna
Guest columnist
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Opinion
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy created just 80,000 jobs in the month of June, fewer than expected and far lower than the number needed to accommodate population growth, much less begin reducing unemployment.
July 23, 2012
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Jack Kingston
U.S. representative
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Opinion
Editor,
July 23, 2012
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Charles Frasier
President, LCHS Alumni Association (1953-1972)
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Opinion
Recently, the story broke that foreclosures were at the lowest level since 2007. That sounds like great news - we're finally cleaning up the mess from the real estate bubble. Except for one thing: RealtyTrac.com, a marketer of information on foreclosed real estate, noted in April that the number of short sales (where a bank allows an owner to sell for less than is owed on the mortgage) were up by 33 percent from last year. In other words, there's still plenty of distressed real estate; the banks are just using a different method to get rid of ...
July 19, 2012
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Doug Pibel
Managing editor, YES! Magazine
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Opinion
Would you allow an unlicensed electrician to install a bug zapper in your living room? Would you let an unlicensed plumber unclog the throne in your reading room? Would you give an unlicensed pilot permission to take you for a spin in his Sopwith Camel and allow an unlicensed insurance agent to sell your significant other a policy that would encourage you to do just that?
July 18, 2012
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Dick Yarbrough
Guest columnist
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Opinion
Editor,
July 18, 2012
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Jimmy Darsey
Hinesville
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Opinion
Editor,
July 17, 2012
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Joe Gillam
Hinesville
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Opinion
Editor,
July 17, 2012
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Ricky Parks
Hinesville
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Opinion
From tornadoes to flash floods and hurricanes to earthquakes, history proves that emergencies can happen unexpectedly and impact communities of all sizes. Many Georgians can attest to that, having experienced their fair share of severe weather in recent years. And with the peak of the hurricane season still ahead, there's a good chance that we'll face more severe weather before the year is out.
July 16, 2012
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Mike Hodges with Charley English
Guest columnists
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Opinion
I fear routine. I pride myself in being a spontaneous woman, willing to take on a new adventure at any time and make last-minute changes on a whim. Never have I been the one to keep a daily planner or even keep up the calendar on my computer. I don't do schedules.
July 16, 2012
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Joselynn McKenna
Columnist
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Opinion
On June 28, in one of its most anticipated rulings ever, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
July 12, 2012
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State Sen. Buddy Carter
Guest columnist
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Opinion
Midway is growing dollar by dollar. If you can't find what you are looking for in the Dollar General, you will soon be able to walk next door and shop in a Family Dollar.
July 12, 2012
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Len Calderone
Guest columnist
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Opinion
