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	Thomas: Komen suffers from pro-abortion extortion It was inevitable. Only those who are principally opposed to abortion can withstand the onslaught that the left is sure to unleash when there is even the appearance of being pro-life. Read More by Trevor Thomas \| 11 Comments
	Crawford: Should Obama be on Ga. ballot? In other states, voters are trying to decide whether Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul will be the Republican nominee who runs against President Barack Obama in this fall's election. Read More by Tom Crawford \| 4 Comments
	King: When does life really begin? Abortion is about as old as history itself. The Greeks did it. The Romans did it. Even the Catholic Church accepted abortion at one time. St. Thomas Aquinas did not believe the soul entered the body until quickening, the point when movement could be felt. Read More by Joan King \| 32 Comments
	Yarbrough: A Southern Baptist leader speaks right from the heart Whew! That was close! I almost became a Baptist the other day. Not just any Baptist, but a (gulp!) Southern Baptist. Read More by Dick Yarbrough \| 0 Comments
	Glazer: It’s parents’ job to make kids eat healthier The little boy tagged along with his father to a meeting held at an all-you-care-to-eat buffet restaurant. I guess I could describe him as stout or portly or chunky but, truth be told, the child was obese. He was probably 60 or 70 pounds overweight. His Spiderman T-shirt strained across his belly and his neck had disappeared into his chins. He had breasts. Read More by Teressa Glazer \| 1 Comment
	Thomas: Newt’s shaky past shouldn’t disqualify him One of the most beloved men in the history of humanity is the second king of Israel, King David. The "ruddy and handsome" young man, who was the legendary slayer of the Philistine giant Goliath, is a transcendent figure, significant not only within the religious realm, but the world over. Read More by Trevor Thomas \| 16 Comments
	Oglesby: Recalling old friends, Newt's win, lottery tips Contemporaries who made our community a better place to live keep falling. Read More by Ted Oglesby \| 1 Comment
	Yarbrough: Thoughts on school politics, a true journalist and a birthday girl State Sen. Tommie Williams, R-Lyons, one of our two unelected lieutenant governors — Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, is the other — sent out a puff piece taking much credit for authoring a bill to require local school boards to consider a teacher's "effectiveness," not seniority, when getting rid of teachers. Read More by Dick Yarbrough \| 0 Comments
	Givens: Republicans take evangelical voters’ support for granted Since the Dwight Eisenhower era, the white evangelical movement has been very close to the Republican Party. This partnership has worked out better for the Republican Party than for the evangelicals. Read More by Brandon Givens \| 11 Comments
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