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Seatbelts for small trucks is positive move
Pickups make you think of back roads, farming and country, especially Southern country. So, in recent years, when the Georgia lawmakers rightly imposed seatbelt requirements on most passenger vehicles they elected to exclude pickups from those requirements.
Advancing student achievement
Only when we design education around the individual needs of children will we achieve excellence. I have visited several schools throughout the state this session to share details of two of my priorities, which revolve around the fundamental belief that no two children learn at the same pace or in the same way.
Return of the pipeline monster
Remember the standard scene from the old horror movies? Just when the hero sighs with relief that he has finally killed the monster, the damned thing rises up again and grabs the good guy by the throat.
Shoot first, ask questions later?
Eight Marines were recently charged at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in the deaths of 24 Iraqi "civilians."
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Underlining the 'P' in PSC A significant meeting is scheduled for this morning in Atlanta. The principles involved are, or should be, important to every Georgian. Public Service Commissioner Angela Elizabeth Speir has proposed a PSC policy prohibiting ex parte communications -- meaning a commissioner would be prohibited from discussing PSC business with a single party to a case without other parties and other commissioners, not to mention the public, being in on the issue. ...
DotCommies: Keyword — Cuban government
A while back, while researching my family history for a magazine article on genealogy, a cousin gave me the e-mail address of our mutual third cousin in Cuba.
Happy birthday, Liberty County
It's terrible when you forget a friend's birthday. That feeling of guilt that comes upon you when you realize that a special day came and went without being recognized. We get so caught up in our mundane existence, so busy in our day-to-day activity that sometimes we all miss a special day.
Liberty proves its generosity again
Liberty County's residents and business community have proven their generosity and caring once again - this time in support of homeless pets.
Is Obama running on Obama?
You know you're at a Barack Obama rally when there is a student in the front waving a "Liberals Are Sexy" sign.
Controversial case resurfaces
Leonard Peltier, a well-known Ojibwa (Chippewa) and Vietnam Marine veteran has served 30 years imprisonment in the federal penitentiary for the notorious killings of two FBI agents on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near the village of Oglala in 1975.
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Technical schools may be forced to make layoffs A drop in funding may lead to the state's 34 technical schools laying off faculty members and shutting down programs. Funding for the schools is based on enrollment, which has dropped at some of the schools for the past two years following a decade of steady growth. Sen. John Wiles, R-Kennesaw, said he doesn't want to see cutbacks because the technical school system plays a critical role ...
Cider House is work of art
With juvenile and gang-related crime on the rise, it is good to know there are people in our community who are trying new approaches to old problem.
Execution vs. jail time
Death penalty enthusiasts rally America's unquenchable thirst for retribution against the morally inept, erupting in a frenzy with the increasingly high-profiled child sexual predation across the nation!
The nonscandal of CEO pay
High executive pay hasn't quite reached that status of a bipartisan "crisis," but it's approaching it. The Democratic senator from Virginia, Jim Webb, fulminated against it in his response to President Bush's State of the Union address.
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It's not surprising that a push for four-year terms of office would garner wide support from Georgia's state senators, who are currently up for election every two years. Whether that desire for longer terms should get the OK of Georgia voters is another matter entirely.
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Simple really is the way to go
It's true what they tell new parents - you can buy your child the fanciest, most expensive toys on the market, but in the end, the kid is probably going to prefer to play with the box the toy came in. So, why shell out all that cash when simple is almost always better than complicated? What parents may not know is that this logic also applies to baby gear.
Midway has more drama than reality TV
I have been around for a long time, but I have never seen so much drama in a city as small as Midway. The city council was scheduled to take up several important issues at the August monthly meeting, among them are the city charter (dormant for 3½ years), the animal-control ordinance and the transient merchant, peddlers and solicitors ordinance (unfinished for two years).
Go native with plants
This fall, Keep Liberty Beautiful will ask you to "go native with native plants!"
Turn lane needed for safety
Editor, I am writing to clarify the Georgia Department of Transportation's policy on safety and turn lanes, specifically as it relates to commercial development such as that pending on U.S. Highway 84 near its interchange with Interstate 95 in Midway.
Words I write often aren't my own
Before I say this, just know that I am not bragging. I am sure that this is not anything to brag about. But you and I are friends and I always endeavor to be honest with you so you should know the truth.
GOP between rock, hard place
The federal government is running out of money again, and Congress needs to pass legislation to fund fiscal 2014, which starts Oct. 1. Thus, Congress and the president will soon be debating whether to raise the limit on the nation's credit card.
Church leaders need to follow Jesus
Though I fall short so often, I have never denied my belief in Jesus Christ or the fact that I am a Christian. Fortunately for me, my wife has been the spiritual leader in our home for much of our marriage.
Soggy reminder to be careful what your prayers
You may have read that the United States Supreme Court is going to hear a case about whether or not prayer can be uttered in town councils across America. Last year, a federal appeals court ruled that such a nefarious deed violated the First Amendment's ban on an "establishment of religion."
Reform food stamps to fight poverty
There is a misconception among some in Washington that the success of our poverty-assistance programs should be measured by how much we spend on them and how many people receive benefits.
KLB has programs for everyone
Whenever we do a program on Keep Liberty Beautiful or an orientation for a new volunteer, someone often says, "I never realized that Keep Liberty Beautiful had this many programs."
The train wreck that is Obamacare
On July 29, in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens requested an emergency extension to the deadline for approving rates in the upcoming insurance exchange to be implemented in Georgia.
The great baby-sleep experiment
It's not exactly a secret that new parents get little sleep. I'm OK with that. It comes with the territory. But no one tells expectant moms and dads that their little ones eventually will tease them by occasionally sleeping through the night, sometimes for a week or two at a time, but then will regress back to waking up once or twice - sometimes even three times - per night.
Who's kin to whom?
It is of paramount importance that I teach my husband how to be a Southerner, at least a half-decent one, if not one of regal bearing.
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