Opinion: community columnists
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Yarbrough: Lawmaker vows to treat teachers right Attention, National Board Certified teachers in Georgia who got hosed by the state in the last legislative session: I think I have found the guy in the white hat that plans to ride to the rescue. And he is a good one to have on the horse. |
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Corn: GOP’s split follows a familiar path from history During our latest elections, a militant group of Republicans has shown that they are willing to oust a member of their own party, midway through a campaign if necessary, for deviating from party dogma. |
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Crawford: Endorsement was risky for Barnes In the months since he announced he would try for another term as governor, Roy Barnes has been flying under the radar of Georgia politics. |
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King: Common humanity lost amid tragedy "He wanted to be part of something bigger than himself." |
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Nichols: Is war in Afghanistan a repeat of Vietnam? Perhaps the most important decision in the first year of Barack Obama’s presidency is his answer to the request of his main commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, for some 30,000 to 40,000 more troops to be added to the 68,000 troops already approved. |
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Glazer: Trip to DC memorial an apt tribute to our heroes On the eve of Veterans Day, the speaker at our Optimist Club meeting was a most appropriate one. Bill Fletcher is a Gainesville man who, as a 21-year-old fought in the Battle of the Bulge. |
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Oglesby: Radiation, isolation team up to conquer cancer After I had a spell earlier this year that my fantastic primary physician team, Dr. Sumner and nurse Robin, suspected was a stroke. A brain scan confirmed I’d had two light ones. |
