Bells and whistles
Reprinted from The Valdosta Daily Times
      Last week's release of the iPhone may make some wonder - if we're not too busy scanning the Internet with our phones - if we haven't become a society obsessed with bells and whistles. "Bells and whistles" means technology that entertains rather than enlightens or truly changes lives. Bells and whistles could be replaced by the words gizmo, gadget, or doo-dad.
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Political Cartoon
     
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Looking Back
      10 years ago: July 9, 1997 Sunlite Casual Furniture Inc. (formerly Sunbeam) closed, leaving 568 employees jobless. The company consolidated its Waynesboro plant with a plant in Paragould, Ark. Sisters Mallory and Megan Register made roughly $6 during a lemonade sale on Victory Drive.
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RFD
By Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager The True Citizen
      If we want to have a say in what types of businesses we need or will support in Waynesboro, we need to step up to the plate and do something. About 10 years ago we ran ads in The True Citizen asking local citizens what kinds of business they would like to see in Burke County.
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LUCKY SEVEN
Marshall Singletary
      I'm curious. How lucky were you last Saturday? The seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year (7/7/07) was to have been the luckiest of days for those who trust in Lady Luck. At least it will be the luckiest of days until the seventh day of the seventh month in the seventy-seventh year (7/7/77) rolls around.
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CASEY & GLENN: THE NEW A-TEAM?
Bill Shipp
      This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker Glenn Richardson have joined forces to rescue Grady Hospital from financial collapse. It may not be a flawless marriage.
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Dixie Divas
WHERE DID ALL THE COMMON SENSE GO?
      Have you noticed how many people don't have any common sense? A serious epidemic has swept our country and wiped out a lot of common sense. It's sad to say but common sense, for a whole lot of people, is as gone as Co-colas that cost a dime.
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MY ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Lucy Adams
      Never thought in a million years, not after two neighbors conspired to stake a fake Yard of the Month sign in my lawn and another cut my crepe myrtles to her liking, that I would receive this honorable award.
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Letter to the Editor
Your input is needed
      Editor: Earlier this year, I had the esteemed honor of being appointed to the Georgia Rural Development Council by Governor Perdue. It is the primary responsibility of the GRDC to advise the governor on various ways to improve the lives of those of us who reside in the rural communities of our state.
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