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In my last article I tackled the difficult but important subject of making judgments. Many people today want to argue that you should never make a judgment about anything (they have already made their judgment on that issue). Many times people will bolster their arguments by appealing to Matthew 7:1-2, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the ...
January 25, 2008
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John Pearrell
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Dear Editor: I wanted to write and tell you of our experience with Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home in Covington when my mother passed away on Dec. 23, 2007. To lose a loved one is difficult but to lose one at Christmas is even more difficult. I took my mother to Caldwell & Cowan to preplan her funeral a year ago, and we immediately knew that we wanted ...
January 25, 2008
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Shiree Goss and Family
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On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Roe in Roe V Wade, recognized a constitutional right to privacy and legalizing abortion in the United States.
January 25, 2008
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John Donaldson
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Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part commentary from Jenny Thompson. The second will appear in the Sunday edition of The Covington News.
January 25, 2008
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Jennifer Long
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 Terri Webster spent 19 years as a single parent and learned to cope with life's challenges by trusting God to answer prayer. She was recently named coordinator of the Single Parent Ministry at Eastridge Community Church. Under the supervision of missions director, Linda Miller, she and team members, Denise Barrett, Scott and Sue Brannon and Sharon Waters, are actively seeking resources to build a support system for single parents.
January 25, 2008
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Colleen Capes Jackson
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Staff Reports The Covington Worldwide Track Club recently competed in the LSU High School Indoor track and field meet on January 11-12, proving once again that it can run with the best of the best. Several athletes from Alcovy and Eastside High placed during the event. Alcovy's Darius Baker finished second in ...
January 25, 2008
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By Charles Odum ATLANTA - The Atlanta Falcons' new rookie coach already is sounding like the veteran who took the team to its only Super Bowl. Mike Smith, the former Jacksonville defensive coordinator hired by the Falcons on Wednesday night, could have been reading from former Atlanta coach Dan Reeves' script. "My goal is to build a well-disciplined, hard-nosed football team that will be able to run the football on offense ...
January 25, 2008
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OXFORD - As the snow melted from Sunday's wintry wonderland, so did the opportunity of a heroic late comeback for the Oxford men's basketball team.
January 25, 2008
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Brian Harper
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MCDONOUGH - Smooth ball movement. Steady defense. Easy transition baskets. Solid shooting.
January 25, 2008
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Bud L. Ellis
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A man and woman were reportedly found dead at a residence in The Falls subdivision at 695 Freeman Drive Tuesday night in what investigators believe to be a double homicide.
January 23, 2008
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Tyler Smith
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Most of the time, if a customer needs assistance in a Home Depot store a friendly sales associate is more than happy to assist a customer find something.
January 23, 2008
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Jennifer Long
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Approximately 200 people ignored the dire warnings of inclement weather to attend the first in a series of community meetings to address county growth issues at the Turner Lake Recreation Complex Saturday morning.
January 23, 2008
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Rachel Oswald
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Local law enforcement has recently been cracking down on drugs in the county making several arrests for a variety of drug related offences.
January 23, 2008
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Tyler Smith
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Margaret Nash Zorn, 90, of Covington, died Jan. 18. She was born in 1917 in Tampa Fla., and moved to Jacksonville as a small child, living there most of her life. After serving her family as a dedicated wife and mother for many years, Mrs. Zorn retired from Methodist Hospital. In Jacksonville, she was a longtime member of North Main Street Baptist Church and more recently of First Presbyterian Church, Covington. She was a ...
January 23, 2008
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Lottie O. Taylor, 83, of Covington, died Jan. 21 at Social Circle Nursing and Rehab. The daughter of the late James and Rillia Shed, she was born in Paulding County. Mrs. Taylor was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Covington, and was a foster parent for over 20 years to over 45 children. She was a good cook and worked at Mamie's Kitchen on U.S. 278 making biscuits and desserts. Mrs. Taylor loved the Christmas season.
January 23, 2008
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