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- Saturday, May 25, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Viewpoint
Mr. Speaker: Ralston vows to seek solutions
Days before the state legislative session is set to convene, the office of the state House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee - the committee for which David Ralston is vice chairman - is teeming with state troopers, lawyers and legislators.
2009 in review: Oh, what a year it was
2009 was quite a year. Our lake returned to its full glory. One local politician dropped out of the governor's race, but another jumped in. The Gainesville High football team played for a state championship. New schools opened. And, oh, the vice president came to the region. On this first weekend of the new year, join The Times for a look back at a few of the big stories of the previous year.
Glades Farm: A diamond in the rough
This is part of an occasional series called "Preservation and Progress" dedicated to the historic side of Hall County.
A legacy of learning: Beulah Rucker
This is part of an occasional series called "Preservation and Progress" dedicated to the historic side of Hall County.
The last wooden bridge standing
This is part of an occasional series called "Preservation and Progress" dedicated to the historic side of Hall County.
The old mill place
This is part of an occasional series called "Preservation and Progress" dedicated to the historic side of Hall County.
Where the heart is
This is the first of an occasional series called "Preservation and Progress," a series dedicated to the historic side of Hall County.
Fuller than full: Some push for higher lake level
Lake Lanier has flirted with, or soared above, 1,073 feet above sea level many times, including after hard rains two weeks ago. And there are those who would like to see that elevation become the permanent full-pool marker.
Whose jurisdiction is it, anyway?
BRASELTON - Casey Ramey and her husband were the first people on the scene of a head-on car accident back in March. The wreck happened right by her neighborhood, Chateau Corners, off Thompson Mill Road in the part of Braselton that falls in Hall County.
Math progress adds up
Were you slow to raise your hand in math class as a kid? Do you still feel like you're not a "math person"? If you were a kid in an elementary classroom today, it might be different for you. American educators are realizing that the math class of yesteryear, where pen and paper were the primary tools, is not effectively teaching math basics or inspiring students to pursue careers in engineering and science.
Life’s labor for Oakwood mayor
OAKWOOD - Lamar Scroggs knows the value of hard work.
Family holds out hope for missing woman
BLAIRSVILLE - The search for Kristi Cornwell continues.
Beetle battle in Georgia's forests
Chuck Gregory recently wondered what it must have been like to experience a forest of thick-bodied American chestnuts.
Plugging leaks: 4 Gainesville schools need new roofs
Drip. Drip. Drip. It is raining, and students at Fair Street IB World School know the drill. The roof of the 70-year-old school leaks in hallways, a few classrooms and the gym. Elementary schoolers scatter to put trash cans and bins in strategic positions. "When it rains, we have some kids who know where to put the buckets. They know where the water is going to fall," said Fair Street Principal Will Campbell. Fair Street ...
Packed in to pray
Sunday is a relaxing day for most, but for Father Fabio Sotelo, it is the busiest day of the week.
Articles by Section - Viewpoint
Commentary: Assessing life's urgency
The most important fact of life is death. Yet, we spend our whole lives busily running away from that fact to create an ever-more complex world of endless trivial tasks and diversions. But the ultimate reality is that our time here is so limited and ever closer to the end.
Commentary: Proposed trade helps Big Pharma, other corporate sectors, not workers
WASHINGTON - The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a very special trade agreement. It is so special that our government officials who are negotiating it want to keep it completely secret from us.
Commentary: To protect American jobs, we need more global trade, not less
WASHINGTON - Those who think we can protect U.S. jobs by turning inward have got it exactly backward.
Commentary: Are we sending the wrong message on assimilation?
In the aftermath of the Boston bombings, many are asking how someone who came to America at the age of 9, attended some of our best schools, captained the wrestling team, went to the prom and became a citizen could have inflicted such a devastating attack on our society.
Commentary: Schools scandal in Atlanta reveals the dark side of offering incentives
Earlier this month, 35 public school teachers and administrators indicted for allegedly cheating to raise test scores in an Atlanta school district began turning themselves in to authorities. They may be the tip of the iceberg; a state investigation implicates 178 educators in the scandal.
Commentary: Feds need it in order to rehire public employees
America's economy is poised to roar ahead if only Washington would stop holding it back.
Commentary: Government shouldn’t spend beyond its means
With Tax Day upon us, American families and employers are keenly aware of the deep cut the government is taking out of their household incomes and hard-earned profits - especially during the slowest economic recovery since the Great Depression.
Commentary: Follow FDR’s sage advice: Tax those most able to pay
America's economy is in the midst of a Great Stagnation that almost rivals the Great Depression of the 1930s, and the nation is fighting a costly and prolonged worldwide war against relentless Islamic terrorism.
Commentary: State, local collaboration helps spur today’s economic growth
In January, the Georgia Economic Developers Association hosted more than 50 state legislators at a luncheon to celebrate economic development accomplishments over the past 12 months. We also launched a year of celebration complete with a proclamation from Gov. Nathan Deal, as 2013 marks GEDA's 50th Anniversary.
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