Stone for Judge
      The prospect of a new Superior Court judge coming from Burke County is a welcome one indeed. As one of the three counties in the Augusta Judicial Circuit, Burke has a long history of being under-represented on the court's bench.
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Looking Back
      10 years ago: Sept. 10, 1997 Burke County Commissioners approved a referendum on a $9.25 million Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). County administrator Billy Hopper said the county's share of the money would go toward upgrading unpaved roads.
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RFD
By Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager The True Citizen
      It never fails when you try to thank all the folks involved in a project you will leave someone's name out. That's exactly what I did when naming our girls who worked on making Under the Helmet a success. I overlooked Jill DuMars' name, not her expertise. Jill has been with us for 24 years and is...
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I WANT AN iPHONE
Steven Rice
      I held the iPhone. Surely by now you have heard or read all the hullabaloo concerning the iPhone; you know the phone that is also a computer capable of the internet and email. And by the way, it is also a stereo. I have coveted one (yes I know that is a sin) ever since I saw the first video for i...
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DISORDERLY HOUSE
Bill Shipp
      The coming election-year Legislature is determined to tamper with our taxes. As a result, a constitutional crisis looms in the Capitol over who controls the state's purse strings, revenue sources and the very workings of Georgia government.
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Dixie Divas
A SOUTHERN FRYING PAN
      Is there anything more essential to true Southern womanhood than a cast iron skillet? One that has been perfectly seasoned and whose weight feels just right in a woman's hand? I think not.
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PILLOW TALK
Lucy Adams
      "Why don't you want to snuggle?" my husband pouted, right as our heads met our pillows. The ceiling fan whirred over the bed like killer bees caught in a funnel cloud.
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Constitution Day
      Editor: Wednesday, Sept. 17 is Constitution Day, the 220th anniversary of the signing of our Nation's great document, which begins, "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote ...
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Rotarians say, 'thanks'
      Editor: I wanted to take a few minutes out of my week to thank the many wonderful people who helped plan, coordinate, advertise, donate and participate in the Waynesboro Rotary Club's 15th Annual Rotary Golf Classic. The golf tournament was held over the weekend of Aug. 25- 26 at the Waynesboro...
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Generous donor
      Editor: Recently the Old Fella Burke County Animal Rescue was given three acres of land located on the new bypass on Highway 25 just south of Frank's Restaurant and Catering. The generous donor saw a need in Burke County for an animal shelter and stepped forward in his generosity and gave to o...
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Praises Nunn
      Editor: Please excuse my tardiness in commenting on your columnist Bill Shipp's remarks several weeks ago about Georgia's former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and the attention he is getting from "hungry" southern Democrats who seek someone of the Perry native's caliber to back for the White House in 20...
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