Memorial Day
      Too many people celebrate Memorial Day as the beginning of summer rather than a day of solemn observance. When Congress changed Memorial Day from May 30 to the "last Monday in May" so that federal and state employees could enjoy another long weekend, the special meaning of the observance was lost ...
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Looking Back
      10 years ago: May 21, 1997 The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that acquisition of right of way for the Savannah River Parkway would begin in a few weeks. Burke County Sheriff Greg Coursey said more than $13,000 had been raised for the Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes in a golf tourn...
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By Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager The True Citizen
      I have another special graduation to attend this Friday in Greenville. My niece, Erin Kelly, will graduate from Shannon Forest Christian School. This has been a bittersweet year for her. She has played soccer since she was a little tike. During her senior year in high school she was captain of t...
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PARENTAL GUIDANCE
Steven Rice
      Heaven knows that today's movies are violent. If a movie is to gross more than 10 million it has to have heads cut off and/or blood hitting the camera lens not to mention scanty clad females whose birthday suits seem to do little to further the plot.
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A CONSUMER GUY AS A GOVERNOR
Bill Shipp
      Widely known consumer-protection guru Clark Howard is considering running for Atlanta mayor when Shirley Franklin's term expires at the end of 2009. Clark, here's a message from one professional advice peddler to another: Don't do it. Step back and take a hard look at what such a campaign would e...
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OH BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE, WHERE FORTH ARE THOU?
Dixie Divas
      Lately, I've found myself in mourning over the escalating loss of something that clearly distinguished the South from the rest of America's regions for over 200 years. "Where," I h a v e mumbled repeatedly to myself, "has the beauty of our language gone?
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ALL OF WE
Lucy Adams
      It was bound to happen. Post a website and publish my e-mail address, and I couldn't help but lure a few crazies out of cyberspace. I opened an e-mail last week, presumably from a woman (these days, who can tell), who claims to be me.
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Letters to Editor
Thanks, DOOR
      Editor: The 'Boro Beach Blast was a huge success largely due to excellent planning by DOOR (Downtown Organization of Retailers). Everyone there had a great time and the entire community may have shown up, or at least it appeared that way. As an invited entertainment, The Home Grown Band shared i...
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