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| Feb 5, 2010 |
Great talent all around us
The sound of music. |
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| Feb 5, 2010 |
Community award winners are saluted
We watch in awe and admiration each year as a variety of community awards are handed out during the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce banquet. We're awestruck as we hear how so many of our friends and neighbors have given back to their community in the most unselfish manner by spending their time to make our community such a wonderful place to live. |
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| Feb 4, 2010 |
Character still matters today
Character really does matter. It always has, but it seems to me that too many look for opportunities to belittle or destroy men of character. |
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| Feb 4, 2010 |
Accountabilty: Before and after the elections
Elected and appointed public officials are accountable to the people they serve. And you are the people they serve. You select them - whether in municipal, school board, county, legislative, congressional or presidential elections - to serve you. |
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| Feb 4, 2010 | Top 10 ways to improve the U.S. | |||
| Feb 3, 2010 |
Why increase cable tax but not whiskey & beer?
While the governor is proposing cuts in spending and possibly eliminating some state jobs, his budget proposal keeps most services at functional levels, and fully funds the state's education funding formula, or Basic Education Program. |
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| Jan 29, 2010 |
A marriage, of sorts, for The DPA
Something old - something new. You know the rest of it - something borrowed, something blue. Weddings are a special time in the lives of folks. |
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| Jan 28, 2010 | Tweak the First to the Top Act | |||
| Jan 28, 2010 | Cut salaries for members of Congress | |||
| Jan 28, 2010 |
Census is about more than just the numbers
Results of the regular head count each decade could add up to millions of dollars of federal aid that are either lost or gained for our state and communities. |
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| Jan 27, 2010 |
Calhoun dog shooting must not be repeated
Chief Burris reportedly said he killed the dog because he believed it to be vicious and a danger to the town's residents. |
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| Jan 22, 2010 |
Thumbs up salutes!
It's a fantastic way to start off the 2010 thumbs up salutes when we can offer our praise and admiration to a group of young people who have worked feverishly for months on end to not only improve themselves and their skills, but also to demonstrate their dedication paid off with top honors in a statewide competition. |
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| Jan 22, 2010 | Those hard, cold weather facts | |||
| Jan 22, 2010 | America's opposable thumb eroding | |||
| Jan 21, 2010 |
Let's all find ways to support library
Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy. Free speech, intellectual freedom, and open access to information are essential to a free nation. Public libraries provide all citizens with access to any information that is vital to their lives. Without public libraries, many of us would not have access to books, magazines, music, art or the Internet. |
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| Jan 21, 2010 |
The Making of America - Honor
On Saturday morning, Jan. 9, I sat in "The Making Of America" seminar that the McMinn County TEA Party put on in the Derby Downs building in Downtown Athens. I could not help but reflect on the "sacred honor" of our Founding Fathers. These courageous men loved America and understood the blessing of freedom. They pledged their very lives and signed the Declaration of Independence knowing they were likely signing with their own blood. If the war was lost, their lives would no doubt be forfeited in a most horrible way. The penalty for high treason was to be hanged from a gallows until unconscious, cut down and revived, then disemboweled and beheaded. After that, the body was cut into quarters, boiled in oil, and, finally, spread over the countryside so that the offender would be forever unnamed, unhonored and unknown. What courage! What commitment! What a wonderful example of honorable men and women taking a stand on principles! Where is honor among us today? Promises do not mean much anymore. A man's word does not mean much anymore. A written contract does not mean much anymore. Just try to find an honorable politician in Washington. Tennessee Volunteer football fans just found out that it is hard to find an honorable coach anymore. Lane Kiffin is proof of all of the above, but his folly does not threaten our nation and our freedoms like our current leaders do. |
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| Jan 21, 2010 | Where are the $250 'Stimulus' checks? | |||
| Jan 20, 2010 |
Extend Dr. King's mission by helping Haiti's victims
Local resident Mike Womack has been to Haiti many times since first going there to do mission work in 1973. Now he's heading up efforts to collect and send aid to Haiti. |
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| Jan 15, 2010 |
Yet another scam artist calling here
One of our readers contacted us Thursday concerned over a call she had received from a con man trying to convince her she had been "awarded" a $400 gift card to Walmart. All she had to do, the caller with a thick foreign accent said, was to pay a $3.95 handling fee. He told her he would gladly debit that from her bank account. Fortunately, she realized this was just an attempt to steal from her and refused to divulge any of her bank information. |
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| Jan 14, 2010 | Deputy wrong to not answer call | |||
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