No gloating
      Mayor George DeLoach's tie-breaking vote at Monday's Waynesboro City Council meeting should not give the residents of Academy Avenue and surrounding area a reason to gloat. There were no real winners here- neither the neighborhood residents nor New Birth Missionary Church.
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By Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager The True Citizen
      The Burke and Jenkins communities lost two of its former movers and shakers. Mr. Bobby Neely of Waynesboro and Mr. Frank Edenfield of Millen died last week. I met Mr. Bobby when he was a real estate agent with Ann Harden Realty. Ann was kind of hinting about retirement when she took on Mr. Bobby ...
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GOODBYE, FAREWELL AND AMEN
Steven Rice
      I don't like goodbyes. Goodbyes are many times lubricated with tears and the uncomfortable shuffling of feet. God knows goodbyes are natural. They are just as natural as hellos. We know that when we say hello there will be a time when we will say goodbye. Goodbye provides closure. "Goodbye," the ...
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DID NO-SHOW DEMOCRATS CUT A DEAL?
Bill Shipp
      For months now we have been subjected to a steady stream of promises of political change. Georgia Democratic leaders painted their party's runaway-voter turnout in the Feb. 5 presidential primary as a preview of the general election in November.
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Looking Back
      10 years ago: May 6, 1996 The Liberty Square Historic Association was organized to promote and market the Waynesboro downtown business district. George DeLoach was unopposed for reelection as State Representative for District 119.
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MOST ERNEST PRAYER
Don Lively
      Prayer. Simple word. Powerful meaning. Everybody I know prays or claims to. I know without a doubt that hundreds of prayers were said on my behalf in recent weeks. Asked and answered. My family prays about everything and everybody and I've seen the results many times.
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Dixie Divas
MAMA HAS HER SAY
      For a couple of years, I had been trying to get Mama to write my column one week. Well aware of how much readers loved her, I knew they would be tickled to get her side of our story. "It's only fair," I told her the first time I brought the subject up. "You should have your say." I smiled. "It'...
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Letters to the Editor
      Does it really matter which school they attend? Editor: Integrity does not rise and fall on winning and losing. All of the children I have had the privilege of coaching were taught that their best was good enough. Guess what? They all understood no one had to be better than anyone. There bes...
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