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- Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Community columnists
Nichols: Arts Council fills our town with culture
Gainesville is a very special place, a town with many traditions, a town rich in diverse cultural, artistic musical organizations. I have visited many cities here and overseas, and I do not know of any similar-sized town with such broad cultural activities.
Shipp: Foxes guard state’s ethics henhouse
An ethics class for lobbyists? Why didn't I think of that? Senate President Pro Tem Eric Johnson, R-Savannah, and several of his colleagues have dreamed up a swell idea during this election year. They would teach a formal ethics course to lobbyists. No, they didn't say anything about delivering ethics lectures to legislators, too.
Nichols: Program brings foster children, parents together
One January after the Christmas break I asked one of my students how the break went. "I hated it" he replied.
Oglesby: Who’s going to be second on the presidential tickets?
Earlier, I listed the top three presidential candidates in each major party I thought best qualified overall for the presidency under the philosophical banner of that party and the major issues. Now that the list has been narrowed to one Republican and two Democrats, let's beat the major media in doing the same for the running mates.
Oglesby: What kind of change do we want?
A majority of Americans of all parties and persuasions want change this election year. Only problem is most of those who objectively think issues thoroughly through aren't sure exactly what kind of change is possible, meaningful and really needed.
Thomas: The case for McCain as a conservative
Just how conservative is John McCain? It has been interesting to watch, listen and read about this issue.
Lott: Sometimes, the issues alone are not the issue
I've been a supporter of Sen. Barack Obama since 2004, not because of his skin color but because he happens to be a political leader with rare God-given transformative skills and gifts. This is unprecedented, and politics is the last place we look for anything having to do with the latter.
Yarbrough: Where have all my reliable targets gone?
I am getting concerned. A lot of my most reliable targets have dried up and gone away. Kind of like the drought, except annexing Tennessee won't help me any.
Yarbrough: GOP rebels lose battle; Speaker loses the war
I called Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ranger, the other day to see how he likes living in the political doghouse.
Guest column: Schools can help promote healthier lives
Why is kids' body-mass index such a weighty issue now?
Thomas: Literacy alliance gave adult education a boost
A little less than a year ago, about this time of year, adult education classes at technical colleges across the state were facing a terrible dilemma. Because of political clashes in Atlanta, adult education teachers were to be furloughed for May and June because there was no money designated in the state budget to pay their salaries for those months.
Shipp: The real terrorists are among us
Nothing hurts parents as deeply as news of the violent death of a child. Over time, the grief subsides slightly but it never goes away, not after a year or a decade or even a quarter of a century.
Shipp: Little in this race fits the pattern
I have been so wrong so often on these presidential primaries that I don't know where to start cleaning up and trying to explain my record.
Yarbrough: Random thoughts on BRIDGE plan, guns in church
A recent column on HB 905, legislation proposed by Rep. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody, that would establish a technical education track in Georgia high schools, got a huge response. Readers across the state expressed strong approval of his efforts. Several sent me copies of notes they had written him in support.
Glazer: True Optimist inspires young orators to succeed
Gainesville has a hometown treasure in the person of J.H. Holcomb. He taught Industrial Arts, better known as "shop" when I made my way through Gainesville Junior High in the late 1960s.
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Crawford: Ga. Republicans see no need to change course
The Republican Party delegates who gathered in Athens for their annual state convention heard a cautionary message from Gov. Nathan Deal about the future of the GOP.
Thomas: How US culture produced a monster like Gosnell
The surest way for sin to prosper is for a culture to stop calling it sin. Given the rapidly decaying culture in the U.S., I could proceed in a myriad of directions following such a conclusion. However, in America the foremost example of the rotten fruit born of neglected sin is Kermit Gosnell.
Yarbrough: Dalton mayor ponders uphill fight in 2014
David Pennington, the mayor of Dalton, is making noises about challenging incumbent Gov. Nathan Deal in the 2014 Republican primary.
Collins: All of Obamacare must be repealed
This week, I have my first opportunity to cast a vote to repeal Obamacare. While I have been working to stop Obamacare since I came to Congress, including my efforts to pass the Defund Obamacare Act with fellow Georgia Rep. Tom Graves, I'm looking forward to fulfilling my promise to support full repeal on the House floor.
Crawford: New Ga. ethics law is half a loaf
Until last week, Georgia had been one of only three remaining states that put absolutely no limits on how much money lobbyists could spend to influence the passage or defeat of legislation in a General Assembly session.
Commentary: It’s time for Tennessee to ‘volunteer’ over border, water
During the 2013 session, the Georgia legislature tackled a variety of issues ranging from the budget to ethics reform. One of the most notable debates revolved around whether Georgia should take action in correcting our northern boundary line along the Tennessee River.
King: Root of gun violence can be found in human brain
Last week, NPR announced that a bullet had been successfully fired from a plastic gun. The big news is this: The gun came from a 3-D printer. So much for gun control, for background checks and any other measure to reduce the number of easily available handguns in the nation.
Yarbrough: LaGrange College senior triumphs over adversity
This is the story of courage. This is a story of tenacity. This is the story of Hill Daniel.
Glazer: How Xena and Jonny rescued each other
Over time, I've fallen into a morning routine that has become invariable. I wake up, feed the animals, make coffee, read the headlines on gainesvilletimes.com and then log on to Facebook.
Crawford: Georgia’s leaders fix a past mistake
It's no secret that politicians often make mistakes - a lot of them.
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