Opinion: Street racing event should not be allowed

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Opinion: Street racing event should not be allowed

Lanier Raceplex on Winder Highway in Hall County is hosting an event this weekend that allows amateur drag racers to use the facilities. - photo by Scott Rogers

02182022 RACEPLEX 1.jpg — Lanier Raceplex on Winder Highway in Hall County is hosting an event this weekend that allows amateur drag racers to use the facilities. - photo by Scott Rogers

Published: Feb 19, 2022, 2:11 AM

Moving “street racing “ to a track only serves to legalize this practice. We are adamantly opposed to this kind of activity being sanctioned. Is Georgia a state that abides by the rule of law or just “The Wild West of the South” where anything goes?

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Opinion: Sacrifices must be made by all to keep Democracy

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

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

Letter to the editor

Published: Apr 3, 2025, 8:11 PM

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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