Growing drug problem
      Georgia has the ninth largest overall population of the fifty states, but with more than 53,000 inmates, the fifth largest prison population. The Georgia Department of Corrections reports that the system’s population increases by about 5,000 inmates per year, with 23,000 incoming and 18,000 being r...
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By Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager The True Citizen
      Burke County has had a lot of goings on to usher in the Christmas season. Much behind-the-scene work goes into these events for all of us to enjoy. I had the pleasure of attending the Christmas program last Thursday night at Waynesboro Primary School.
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Looking Back
      10 years ago: Dec. 12, 1996 Terry Elam was named president of Augusta Technical College, succeeding Jack Patrick who retired after 20 years in the position. Bob Hammond was chosen as the new director of the Burke County Museum. 25 years ago: Dec.
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Marshall Singletary
WELCOME HOME, HERBY!
      A few weeks ago I was in a shoe store in the Augusta Mall looking for tennis shoes. Yes, even preachers have casual days! I am not a patient shopper, so fortunately it did not take long to find exactly the pair I wanted.
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Bill Shipp
HOW SUNNY SAVES THE SOUTH
      I felt weak, sweaty and restless. My throat was sore. I coughed. The medication made me tense. I slept fitfully. When I finally dozed off, the phone rang. “Sonny Perdue wants to be considered for vice president,” said a familiar voice on the other end. “I haven’t steered you wrong before. You can ...
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Dixie Divas
KNOWING BETTER AND DOING BETTER ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS
      I know better than to criticize myself when my mother is around. She always agrees. “My hair looks awful,” I said more to myself than to her as we passed a department store mirror and I stopped to take a look. She nodded. “I know.
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Lucy Adams
CHRISTMAS CRIMES AND KINDRED SPIRITS
      A 12 year-old lad went to jail Dec. 3. As the patrol car drove away, neighbors probably stood around saying, “His poor mother must be so disa p p o i n t e d . Young people these days. What has the world come to?” Possibly, his mother sat, drapes drawn, asking herself, “What will the neighbors t...
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Letters to the Editor
      Wants record set straight Editor: I read an editorial that a lady wrote speaking of a teenager in Girard who shot a stray dog. I would like to set the record straight. The animal in question was in pursuit of the boy’s pet cat. He did what he did to stop the stray dog from killing it.
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