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- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
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Oglesby: Democrats should follow their rules when picking presidential nominee
Far be it from this pragmatic conservative to tell Democrats how to select their nominee or who it should be. Their very public, intraparty controversy makes the process itself fair game. Should one of the two left actually become president, he or she will be president of all of us.
Yarbrough: ‘Real’ Forrest Gump, others are genuine heroes
I have met the real Forrest Gump. Not the ninny sitting on a Savannah park bench, prattling about a box of chocolates. His name is Sammy L. Davis and he is a recipient of the Medal of Honor, this nation's highest award for military heroism.
Shipp: Is a heavyweight duel looming in 2010 governor's race?
In 1998, two Georgia lawyers dove into frontline political contests that could have made them national figures. Ten years later ...
King: US family needs more discipline
One of our politicians, a member of Congress I believe, defended his support for a gas tax suspension by saying that his job was to "... listen to the public and make them happy." Perhaps it's just as well I can't find that particular clipping right now. No matter which party this man represented, someone would have accused me of bias. However, both John McCain and Hillary Clinton favor the ...
Nichols: Summer is full of great programs for children
Rob Andrews, president of the Gainesville Lions Club, reported that the Children's Theater Program recently completed another major success in helping raise money for charities that support benefits for children in need of assistance for glasses, hearing aids and diabetes.
Yarbrough: Do a good deed for troops overseas
OK, listen up. I have a job for you. Actually, it's not a job. It's a good deed.
Glazer: Once a sweetheart, now a celebrity thief
Poor Lindsay Lohan just can't catch a break.
Thomas: T-Rex, chicken link is more evolutionary bunk
Which came first, the T-Rex or the chicken? The answer: they came on the same day, Day 6 of creation.
Glazer: Mom’s advice includes home cures, common sense
Most moms are a repository of knowledge, both the book and folklore variety. Lately, it seems every time I open my mouth out comes my mother's voice. After all, she gave me some of the best advice I've ever received and now that I'm a parent, it's time to pass it on.
Shipp: If not Isakson, then who?
The directors of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce should hire professional headhunters right now to interview candidates for governor in 2010.
Oglesby: Was bike race worth trouble and expense?
From all reports, the Tour de Georgia bicycle race was a big promotional success for the local community. That doesn't mean, however, the overall total taxpayer cost wasn't huge and no room was left for improvement from the citizens' viewpoint.
Shipp: Did no-show Georgia Democrats cut a deal?
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. Donkeys would fill up polling places to cast ballots for a new generation of Democratic candidates.
Shipp: Campaign rumors, spin detract from issues
Try this hot scoop for a piece of outright absurdity: Knowing she has no chance of winning the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton continues to run full speed ahead against Barack Obama for president. She hopes to damage Obama so badly that she will have a clear shot for the presidency in 2012. Detailed planning for that faraway campaign is already in the works.
King: Culture of fear or fear of culture?
When I was studying anthropology at Georgia State College eons ago, I had a professor who liked to ask the young women students how they would feel about sharing their husband with one or more other wives. Polygamy, he said, is a worldwide norm. Only modern industrial societies mandate monogamy.
Nichols: Tibet’s future hinges on China-Dalai Lama talks
A couple of decades ago, I was camping in Alaska at the foot of Mount Denali (a.k.a, Mount McKinley), when I discovered a notice that Lowell Thomas Jr. offered to fly tourists in his small plane around the mountain to show it from above.
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Crawford: Another Georgia politician faces the music
The Irish author Oscar Wilde once wrote, "I can resist anything except temptation." Wilde could have been writing about Georgia politicians when he penned those words. The elected officials in this state have proved time and again that when it comes to temptation, especially the temptation of dollars, some of them just can't resist it.
Yarbrough: The right man for charter schools
I have said it before, but let me repeat: I have no problem with charter schools. I did have a big problem with the ham-handed way last November's charter school referendum was rammed through by proponents.
Thomas: Big government can’t fix immorality
We see it time and again. Whether the problem is poverty, bad schools, gun violence, crime in general or even the spread of disease, the liberal answer is always the same: more government. The recent gun debate raging in America illustrates this well.
Crawford: Jekyll Island’s fate depends on doing the math
School is out, vacations have started, and visitors from across the country are driving to one of the state's great coastal attractions, Jekyll Island.
King: We all have a voice in our health care
The first mistake was calling it Obamacare. Apparently that moniker was coined by Hillary Clinton back in 2008 when she ran against Barack Obama in the primaries. She called her own plan Clintoncare. We're talking about national health coverage. Why not call it that? Because the name is politically neutral -- neither a rallying cry for one side nor a cudgel for the other.
Yarbrough: Answer Man’s wisdom on display
Well, boys and girls, I see by the old clock on the wall that it is June already. We know what that means. It is time for Answer Man to dig into the Question Box and see what is on your hearts and minds and assorted body parts.
Glazer: Kids learn from consequences
My generation, the one that came of age shortly after dinosaurs stopped roaming the earth, was punished with paddlings. Both at school and at home, teachers and parents responded to serious misdeeds with swift swats. I only recall a couple of spankings and I can't say that's what molded me into a solid citizen. But I also can't say they led me to alcoholic ruin or incipient bed wetting.
Crawford: What kind of future do Georgia’s Democrats have?
If you're still a Democrat in Georgia, there are reasons to feel optimistic about the future.
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