Danny L. Jones
      We extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of former Edmund Burke Academy headmaster Danny L. Jones. The long-time educator was found murdered near his home in Richmond County last week, possibly the victim of a burglary gone bad. His alleged assailant was apprehended the same day.
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By Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager The True Citizen
      I watched Daniel Cates make his maiden voyage on his new four wheeler right into Jones Lake behind his parents house last week. I could hardly believe my eyes. I watched him take off and it was like he drove across the yard intentionally into the lake.
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ANYTHING YOU CAN DO I CAN DO BETTER
Steven Rice
      Men by nature are competitive. I guess men and women are, by nature, competitive. But after centuries of living on this planet and dealing with our impulses and feelings, women have done a better job of concealing their innate desire to conquer and destroy their competitors. Men, however, have not...
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IS THIS OUR FUTURE?
Bill Shipp
      The year is 2033. I'll be 100 shortly. I can't believe how much Georgia has changed just since the beginning of this century. It seems only yesterday that the Census Bureau announced metro Atlanta's population was growing faster than that of any other metropolitan area in the country. In 2007, mor...
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Dixie Divas
IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR SOUTHERN WOMEN
      It just goes to show how big Easter is to the women of the South. Our group of Dixie Divas, which has about 25 m e m b e r s , voted a couple of years ago to choose a meeting date and stick with it. No changes allowed. That was the firm mandate. So we selected the first Saturday of every other m...
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A FISH OUT OF WATER
Lucy Adams
      Not long ago, my husband dreamed his arm was severed. He raced around, carrying it from place to place, person to person, dismayed that no one shared his alarm or offered help. I told him it meant he had an important decision to make, but instead of trusting his own judgment, he sought affirmat...
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