Colquitt, GA

PDF of print edition Up The Creek Without A Paddle 'Feed My Sheep' by Terry Toole       Helping folks can take up a good bit of your time, but most of the time, it is the best time you can spend. Once each month, the Colquitt United Methodist Church has a food bank that several hundred families are given sacks full of groceries and home products to help them. More ... Cartoon Read the Story... Higher Power by Alex McRae       When Moses went up Mt. Sinai to check out a burning bush, he may have gone higher than we thought. According to everyone from the authors of the Old Testament to Cecil B. DeMille, who directed The Ten Commandments, Moses went to the bush and spoke to God prior to receiving the Jewish law on a... More ... Change, to what? by MCL staff writer       One of Barack Obama's presidential campaign platforms is his claim that he has better judgment than the other candidates. All of the other candidates running for president voted to back the war to topple Saddam Hussein while he opposed it from the very start. More ... Another Opinion from the South by Dewitt Sheffield       "Let's Change The Subject" After responding to a rather long discussion about a New York governor's sexual activity, a guest appearing on a Fox News talk show said, "Let's drop the subject" (The O'Reilly Factor, March 13). And after watching several similar programs, each following the other, I w... More ... Ebony Dots & Dashes by Katie Smith       The sister of Mr. Hezikiah Benton Sr. passed last week. She lived in Largo, FL. We had gone to see her in August of last year. She was the last girl in his parents' family. The funeral was held Saturday, March 15, in Largo, FL. More ... Cartoon Read the Story... When Grandma goes to court submitted by Ann Stewart       Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer. In a trial, a southern smalltown prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me? More ... ***Born a Baptist*** submitted by Jack Warner       Each Friday night after work, Bubba would fireup his outdoor grill and cook a venison steak. But all of Bubba's neighbors were Catholic....and since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating meat on Friday. The delicious aroma from the grilled venison steaks was causing such a problem for the ... More ... Letters to the Editor       Dear Terry, As the Officerof the Year I would like to thank Chief Worsley and the members of the Colquitt City Council. I would also like to respond to the "AS YOU SEE IT" columns that have been published the last couple of weeks. More ... As You See It       Have you noticed the Weigh-A-Way bunch. They are looking "Good." When is our BOE going to realize that the one that needs to be fired is our superintendent. He is the root of all the problems. Until they get rid of him, our schools will remain where they are, ON THE BOTTOM. More ...