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Opinion: City government should not be in the land speculation business
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The pedestrian bridge over Jesse Jewell Parkway leads to this 6.8-acre site where apartments and retail are now planned. - photo by Shannon Casas
In Wednesday’s edition, the headline read “City sells land for half what it paid.” The article was addressing the recent decision by our City Council to sell a 6.8 acre parcel at the end of what has become known as the “bridge to nowhere” as well as the former Hall County jail site — for half of what our city paid for the properties.
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Opinion: Sacrifices must be made by all to keep Democracy
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President Donald Trump listens during an event Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. - photo by Associated Press
Donald Trump and the Republican Party are, in a helter-skelter fashion, converting American democracy into an autocracy with Trump as the autocrat.
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