Archive By Section - Opinion
I seem to have an innate ability to make folks mad. Usually, it is the humor-impaired and special-interest twits. Today, I hope to make everybody mad, no matter your race, creed, color or university affiliation. This diatribe is for all.
February 22, 2012
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By Dick Yarbrough
Columnist
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Opinion
Green starts here this spring.
February 21, 2012
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By Sara Ann Swida
Columnist
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Opinion
MOULTRIE - Through the years I have collected an assortment of stuff, and occasionally I look around at all these items in my office and reminisce as to how I came into their possession. Many of them have stories associated with them while others offer much less drama, but they made good paperweights ... so I kept them.
February 21, 2012
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By Dwain Walden
Columnist
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Opinion
Editor, We would like to thank all of our many friends in Long County and the surrounding communities for their heartfelt expressions of condolence during our recent loss of our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
February 21, 2012
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A proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the state government to set up charter schools at the local level and require local school boards to provide funding for those schools failed to receive the required two-thirds vote of approval in the House of Representatives on Feb. 8.
February 20, 2012
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By State Rep. Al Williams
Special to the Courier
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Opinion
If you really want to know who loves you the most - your wife or the dog - try this little experiment.
February 20, 2012
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By Vic Waters
Guest columnist
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Opinion
I've had a lot of trouble understanding why Fort Stewart continues to train soldiers so intensely for the heavy methods of combat, like tanks, when it's clear most everyone is about to deploy to Afghanistan where those methods are unusable. A tank isn't practical in those mountains, and I've really struggled over why it's so important to keep the guys away from their families to train on something that seems so moot. I understood training for Afghanistan, but sometimes this heavy training seemed obsolete and unnecessary.
February 20, 2012
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By Joselynn McKenna
Columnist
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Opinion
Today we hear the term "czar" used a lot in government. The people who we call czars actually are policy directors for different segments of the government. Because of their power, the media uses the term czar, which is actually an old title for a Russian ruler and translates from Caesar, which was what Roman rulers were called.
February 16, 2012
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By Len Calderone
Columnist
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Opinion
This one should have been a no-brainer. At least the court's 4-3 ruling leaned in the direction of public accountability.
February 16, 2012
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By Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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Opinion
Feb. 10: The 2012 legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly continues to move forward with 18 legislative days behind us. After leaving the Capitol on Friday of last week and heading home to our districts, the legislature was back in full swing on Monday. This week the General Assembly was in session for four days. Although we will not be in session on Monday and Tuesday, myself and the majority of my colleagues will be back in Atlanta attending committee meetings and debating legislation.
February 15, 2012
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By State Rep. Ron Stephens
Special to the Courier
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Opinion
Editor, This is in response to Len Calderone's column titled "Midway budget raises some questions."
February 15, 2012
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Knock! Knock!
February 15, 2012
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By Dick Yarbrough
Columnist
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Opinion
In February, we are all about trees at Keep Liberty Beautiful because Georgia's State Arbor Day is always the third Friday of the month
February 14, 2012
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By Sara Ann Swida
Columnist
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Opinion
Editor, I am writing in response to the letter, "Mrs. Goode slams new mayor," in the Jan. 24 edition of the Ludowici News. I also attended the first meeting of the new city council Jan. 17 and would like to give my viewpoint from the audience.
February 14, 2012
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Since its inception in 1993, the HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) scholarship has awarded more than $6.3 billion to more than 1.4 million Georgia students in what many consider to be the most successful merit based scholarship program in the nation.
February 14, 2012
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By State Sen. Buddy Carter
Special to the Courier
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Opinion
