T. Boone Pickens Rides the Wind
Reprinted from The New York Times
      T. Boone Pickens, the legendary wildcatter and corporate raider, has decided that drilling for more oil is not the answer to the nation's energy problems. President Bush should listen to his fellow Texan and longtime political ally.
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RFD
By Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager The True Citizen
      Boy, was I out of line when I wrote last week's RFD. I mentioned about all the business changes since Burke-oploy was introduced. In the column I said Marchman Insurance Agency is no longer located in Waynesboro. The Mitch Marchman Cotton States Agency is alive and thriving at the same location...
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Looking Back
      10 years ago: July 22, 1998 Hattie Furgess Outlaw was honored with a surprise retirement party after 37 years of service at Blakeney Elementary School. Mike Smith of Waynesboro caught a 40-pound striped bass in the Savannah River.
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The Georgia Report
TAKING AIM AT THE KING
By Tom Crawford Capitol Impact
      Whenever I talk to a friend or acquaintance who keeps up with the activities of the Legislature, I'm amazed at how often the same question comes up: Is anybody going to run against the speaker?
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Don Lively
SHOPPING IN THE COUNTRY
      They are often the social crossroads of the communities that they serve. You can drop in for some quick shopping or a cup of coffee. Or maybe just for some company and convers ation. You'll often find a few folks there who have come just to sip and catch up on the latest news or gossip.
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Dixie Divas
BILLY AND SPARKLE
      A friend emailed to remind me of something I had long forgotten. "I still owe you a theater date," he wrote, referring to that time in New York City when business had delayed him and he had flown in too late for the Broadway play.
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Georgia Family Council
SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE
By Randy Hicks President of Georgia Family Council
      Last year, 16-year-old teen star Jamie Lynn Spears set off a media frenzy when she announced that she was pregnant. The public was stunned; especially the thousands of parents and children who knew her from her role in the television program "Zoey 101." All of a sudden, thousands of parents were c...
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