PeachCare must be saved
Guest Column By Congressman John Barrow
      Supporters of the President's veto of SCHIP have been making a lot of claims about the bill. Unfortunately, many of those claims are false, or so partially true as to be completely misleading.
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RFD
By Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager The True Citizen
      My heartfelt sympathy is extended to the family of Alexis Nicole Popejoy. A fourth grader, Alexis was killed in a car wreck recently near her hometown of Shreveport, La. Her grandparents, Sydney Gilliam and Grace Gilliam are formerly from Waynesboro.
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Marshall Singletary
THE PREACHER'S MASK
      After hitting the snooze bar twice, The Reverend Willoughby Goodfellow decided it was time to begin his day. He said a brief prayer while sitting sleepily on the side of the bed, and then began the morning rituals. Rinsing his razor, he looked into the mirror and shook his head.
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Bill Shipp
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
      Where is the Hick Anti-Defamation League now that we need them? What has happened to the HADL passion? Hardly anybody has uttered a protest. The smartest political spin doctor in America has called former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's surname his greatest obstacle to winning the GOP presidential...
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Dixie Divas
PORCHES, PAST AND PRESENT
      One of the problems with the world - just one, mind you - is that people don't do enough porch sitting anymore. In fact, it is a trend these days to forego porches and settle for patios and decks. The problem with that is there is no roof so it's not inviting and comfortable to sit in the gla...
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Juvenile Justice
MOVING TOWARD A MORE JUST GEORGIA FOR OUR CHILDREN
By Kirsten Widner Child Law and Policy Clinic
      A teenage girl who ran away from home to escape years of sexual abuse ispicked up by police and locked up for weeks because she refuses to go home. A boy with an I.Q. of 60 is arrested for breaking the law and is allowed totake a plea deal without ever having talked to a lawyer or having his ment...
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Letters to the Editor
      'No isolated incident' Editor: This is in response to Crystal Edmonds letter to the editor October 10, 2007, about her bad experience at the tax commissioner's office. No, my friend, this isn't an isolated incident.
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Georgia Family Council
A GOOD MARRIAGE IS GOOD MEDICINE
By Stephen Daniels Georgia Family Council
      You've probably heard that joke about the two men who were talking when one asks, "Is it true that married people live longer than nonmarried people?" His friend replies, "No, it just seems longer." Humor surrounding married life often evokes laughter because those of us who are married know that...
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