Editorials
Zipping past us?
WANT A PERFECT example about what’s wrong with most of the rest of Georgia but from which present company is excepted? Here it is. The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded $13.8 million...
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Column: There is a Santa
“Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus/Right down Santa Claus Lane.” It just doesn’t seem like it should be time but when you read this column it will only be a week until the Jolly Old F...
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Column: There is far more joy in giving
Dr. Roy Angel was a popular and great Baptist preacher during the last century. He shared the following story in one of his books. It touches the heart and clearly illustrates the words of Jesus w...
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Column: Mere Christianity could solve all our problems
God created a world of unparalleled beauty in living color, filled with magic, wonder and mystery. The universe and all that is within it has captured the imagination and mind of human beings thro...
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Column: Free coffee helps build awareness
At 7:15 Thursday morning, the foot traffic in Thurston’s upstairs dining room was slow, but a steady stream of people climbed the stairs in ones and twos for the free coffee and pastries. The occa...
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Education is more than what's learned in school
How educated are you? This question is not an inquiry of how far you went in grade school. Neither is it asking how many college de-grees you have earned. Nor is it asking your IQ. It seems fruitf...
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Georgia’s State Parks: Perfect for Family Adventure
Little boys love adventure and have tons of energy, and I have been busy keeping the little guys exploring nature over the last few weekends. This weekend we camped at Fort Mountain State Park n...
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Walk with God and nothing can defeat you!
We have figured it out, God is everywhere. Cicero said, “The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal being, who deserves the resp...
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Nothing like saving
by ELIZABETH CRUMBLY
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Remember the mysteries of your childhood that you were never able to crack? Things like how much your house cost or how much money your parents made. Eventually, there comes a time when you can’t ...
Favorably impressed by Graves
by By Ken Herron
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At the Fourth of July Celebration, I had a conversation with State Representative Tom Graves. Tom is one of the young aggressive members of the Georgia House of Representatives. He has an-nounced...
Visiting New York City
by By Guy Kent
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“One should not boast,” Mama told me. By that I’m sure she would think it improper to subtly make mention that last Friday evening I was sitting in the Green room of a famous New York theater wonde...
‘Deacon, your handicapped boy has died’
by Deacon Balliew
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I want to share with you again a few minutes in my life that has had such an impact that every time I think about it almost brings me to tears. I will carry to my grave the look in that baby’s eyes...
Don’t forget state history
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I am soon to be an ex-employee of the State of Georgia. I am not unlike a lot of others who lost jobs last week as cutbacks occurred statewide. My site has been cherished by many and will contin...
Pet owners must keep vaccinations current
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The importance of taking care of pets is something that never goes away, even as the first excitement of getting that new puppy or kitten wears off. It’s wonderful how far veterinary medicine has c...

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks at the American Health Insurance Plans 2010 National Policy Forum in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)The Newsroom - If you want to understand why we need to reform our health insurance system, you need to know about Americans like Natoma Canfield. Natoma is a 50-year-old cancer survivor from Medina, Ohio, who wrote to President Obama last December. Like a growing number of Americans, she's self-employed and can't get health insurance through her job. But until this January, she always made sure to maintain a policy for herself on the individual market. It was the responsible thing to do.


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Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., heads for the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, march 9, 2010, following the weekly caucus luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)The Newsroom - Tom Coburn is a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. He is also a practicing physician and author of the "Patients' Choice Act" along with Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina and Representatives Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Devin Nunes of California.


Wed Mar 17 07:59:47 -0500 2010
The Christian Science Monitor - When labor is not needed
Sat Mar 20 23:05:05 -0500 2010