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- Saturday, May 18, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Community columnists
Shipp: Perdue should pray for more than rain
I'm happy that Gov. Sonny Perdue went forward with his prayer meeting to beseech the Almighty for an end to the drought. It's the best idea the governor has had since taking office.
Oglesby: Law of the lake is hard to dispute
Perhaps it's inborn pessimism or a defensive instinct, but many people seem to have a natural tendency to accept automatically the worst of possible reasons for things. That's been well illustrated in the past few weeks as we fret over watering restrictions.
Thomas: Leaders have always prayed to give thanks
It is with curious timing that our governor, Sonny Perdue, would call for an official prayer service to petition the Almighty for rain to fall upon our parched land. Many have taken issue with the governor, calling his actions everything from foolish to unconstitutional.
Shipp: Hillary must run gauntlet to victory
Experts say Hillary Clinton seems a shoo-in to win the Democratic presidential nomination. A shoo-in? We'll see.
King: Our national honor is at stake over Iraq
President Bush has made it very clear he will not withdraw American troops from Iraq. If the Congress proposes any legislation to that effect, he will veto it. Congress can override a veto, but it takes a two-thirds majority vote in both Houses, 67 votes in the Senate and 290 votes in the House, to do it.
Yarbrough: Some helpful advice on water crisis
Dear Gov. Perdue: When you decided to run for governor a few years ago, I'll bet you never thought you had signed on to manage the worst water crisis in our state's history. Usually, our governors just make a lot of speeches and issue proclamations and talk about how they are going to improve public education.
Oglesby: Family’s loss shows community’s heart
Many of you remember a couple of years ago when I wrote a series of columns about a family. I may not have been sufficiently talented to paint the word picture of tragedy and a young family thrown into temporary distress adequately, but many of you responded magnificently as Hall Countians, indeed, North Georgians, are wont to do.
King: Nature of a lie based on perception
If a person believes he or she is being truthful, a false statement does not become true, but is it a lie? The individual may have been misinformed. The facts may have been distorted or perhaps unknown at the time, but there is another possibility.
Shipp: Democrats waiting for action
Big-mouthed contrarian college professors ought to have the decency to sit down and shut up during these lovely days between Thanksgiving and New Year's.
Guest column: Take time as a family to love, teach children
The week of Nov. 18 is National Family Week. Our community joins the nation in honoring its families. And rightfully it should.
Guest column: Healthy landscaping helps save water
Public perceptions are difficult to work with. Erroneous public perceptions are not only difficult; they are dangerous, especially when they become the foundation for bad public policy.
Yarbrough: Random thoughts from a ‘moran’
Lordy, I upset some Georgia Tech fans a couple of weeks ago by poking fun at their all-night Welcoming Event and Brand Alignment hootenanny on Nov. 1. One reader told me that students no longer use slide rules at Tech, as I had implied. I suppose that means they've also given up the T-Squares they used to wear on their belts like pistols.
King: A dual lesson in free speech, press
I have been writing for The Times for more than seven years. It has been a good relationship, and they have never refused to publish anything I sent, nor have they made more than minor edits, but there is always a first. The Times decided that my column for Sept. 25 was offensive, and they pulled it. Interestingly enough, this was one day after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, ...
Shipp: Don’t be shocked if Nichols walks
Don't be surprised to look up one day soon and see Brian Nichols a free man, playing golf with his lawyers at the Capital City Club. Or you might spot him tooling through Buckhead on a Harley with O.J.
Oglesby: Columbia was right to invite Iran's leader
Count me among those who thought -- and still think -- it was worthwhile in our free, democratic society for Columbia University to invite Iran's mystifying president to speak while attending a session of the United Nations.
Articles by Section - Community columnists
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.
Guest column: Those who teach give back to us all
As the school year ends, the nation recognizes our teachers during this Teacher Appreciation Week. There is no more influential group to appreciate as teachers have touched the lives and impacted the futures of each one of us.
Yarbrough: Big Bird, talking frogs plague GPB
Big Bird, talking frogs plague GPB
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