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Americans take terrorism in stride
The news from Boston over the past couple of weeks has been the stuff of nightmares.
Covington: A city with a smile
As we all know, online maps can be deceiving.
Morgan: Things I just don’t get
There are things - plenty of things - I just don't get.
Cushman: Change of perspective
I heard the news of the Boston Marathon bombings just a few minutes after I had undergone a biopsy. An annual OB exam had revealed an enlarged uterus.
Newfound e-reader junkie
My husband gave me an e-reader more than 15 months ago. I was surprised. I had not asked for one, but he thought I would enjoy it.
Boston terrorist attack brings back memories of Atlanta bombing
When the terrorist attacks occurred in Boston during the running of the Boston Marathon, memories came flooding back of our own dark days in Atlanta.
Oak Hill goes green with 4-H Health Rocks and Kohls
Despite strong competition from several schools, Oak Hill Elementary again topped the charts in Newton 4-H this year.
I’m singing in the rain
Local philathropist, gentleman and sage Pierce Cline was well known for the life lessons he learned himself and taught to others through wanderings along the Appalachian Trail.
Price versus cost
Suppose you buy a gallon of gas for $3. How much did it cost you? You say, "Williams, that's a silly question. It cost $3." That's where you're mistaken, because there's a difference between price and cost.
A fat boy and his pies
There's an interesting picture hanging in the bathroom of a particular shop here in town.
GOP needs to get over the makers vs. takers mindset
Mitt Romney's secretly recorded comment that 47 percent of Americans are "dependent on the government" and "believe they are victims" isn't the only reason he lost the presidential campaign.
You only live once
Last month, I got caught in the massive hail storm while teaching in Stockbridge. I took a picture of the larger than a golf ball-sized hail that pummeled the houses and cars in the Monarch Village neighborhood.
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A tough summer for Georgia farmers
2011 will be known as "the year agriculture went out in Georgia." Crops are going to rot in the fields for lack of farm workers. That's a possibility of Georgia's new immigration law, which, among other things, lets police check the immigration status of suspects who don't show proper ID and to turn over anyone found to be here illegally to federal authorities. Georgia growers have said that the law will scare away Hispanic migrant ...
Summer lived simply and vicariously
Ah, Summer! Well, almost. Our spring has been a hot and dry one, a foretaste of a typical Georgia summer. We know what we're in for: endless heat, record-breaking temperatures, drought that's more and more a seasonal reality. But then there are blessings such as the bounty of fruits and vegetables our local farmers are producing for us, freedom from the classroom, freedom to indulge in purely pleasurable activities like swimming every day, camping, the ...
Living out loud: Tough farewells
Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet each other with Christian love. All of God's people here send you their greetings.
Grace Notes: Our Father
"Our Father, who art in heaven..." Doubtless, you're familiar with that beginning to probably the most famous of Christian prayers.
Giddens: Fireflies light up the night
Fireflies are out in force at twilight the past few nights. My deck in Oxford has been firefly central. The woods have been aglow for about two hours each night around sunset. There are literally hundreds of them lighting up our backyard. Even Sophie the granddog has been sitting up there with us and watching the bugs instead of looking for frogs to chase in the ivy. It's the best show in town, and it's ...
Yarbrough: A Leroy more electable than a Newt
When I heard Newt Gingrich's campaign staff had resigned, I called the premier political analyst in the country to get the low-down on what really happened. That would be Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located in Greater Garfield, Georgia. Junior had just finished spraying for termites at Arveen Ridley's place and was washing up when I got him. "Junior," I exclaimed, "what ...
Apted: The power of Dad
The late afternoon sun sparkled brightly across the crystal blue swimming pool. Tree frogs croaked lazily from the surrounding forest, and the air smelled of fresh, clean chlorine. It was hot, much hotter than June should be, and we were all beyond ready to dive in.
It’s not about me, it’s all about you
Maybe it's because I'm in my mid-40s and part of what a friend from college calls the sandwich generation, helping out with both our children and our parents, but I am once again thinking through what it means to succeed or, in the language of sports and politics, what it means to win.
Gather weapons and ammo
Gather 'round, readers, and you shall hear a corollary to Sarah Palin's butchered tale of Paul Revere. The former Alaska governor opined that the famous ride was to warn those in power - the British - of an uprising.
Packing for vacation
I bet you're about to hit the beach for your annual summer vacation! Well, I am too, and I know the secret to a successful trip.
What were they thinking?
Just what were these guys thinking? We knew Arnold Schwarzenegger was The Terminator and the Governator but we didn't know he was also the Loveanator. The count as of this writing is one child produced from an affair he had while married. I suspect you could get odds that number might increase because if a hound dog can get off its leash once it almost certainly will again. John Edwards, former presidential candidate and poster ...
Government can’t provide without taxes
Mort Ewing and Tim Fleming, members of the Newton County Board of Commissioners, are reported to have said, that no one has asked them to raise their taxes. Maybe, but to me, that's asking the wrong question.
Caught red-handed, again
Here we go again. Yet another public office holder - a New York Congressman - has been caught in and disgraced by an egregious and revolting lapse in judgment, to put it mildly. I won't go into the details, but it involved his Twitter account.
Douglas: Fiscal madness needs to end now
The people of Newton County and the five cities located here have suffered dramatically during this great recession that seems to have no end.
Yarbrough: Public money to private schools not a good idea
Well, it looks like I am in another theological pickle. I have stated on several occasions that I don't think our state is in financial condition to be giving tax breaks to parents who want to send their kids to private schools. Now, I find out that God thinks the program is the bee's knees. God didn't say that - I don't think God talks that way - but a lawyer has intimated such and ...
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