March 4, 2009 RSS feed / Community

List of World's Shortest Books

French War Heroes by Jacques Chirac Things I Love About My Country by Jane Fonda and Cindy Sheehan. Illustrated by Michael Moore My Christian Accomplishments and How I Helped After Katrina by Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. More...

Southwest Georgia Academy Class of 1983 holds reunion

The Southwest Georgia Academy Class of 1983 held its 25th year reunion Saturday, February 28, 2009. The reunion was held in the ballroom of the Charter House Inn in Bainbridge. More...

Name pronunciation

School teachers, I bet you thought you had heard and seen it all!! OKAY. How would you pronounce this child's name? Le-a (written just like that) Leah? No Lee - A? Nope Lay - A? No Lei? Guess Again. It's pronounced "Ledasha." Oh, yes... More...

Library News

Do you Wii? Do you Wii? We Wii! In fact, we love to Wii! Join us at the Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library on Friday, March 6 at 4 p.m. as we play fun-filled interactive video games on the Nintendo Wii. More...

Talking to your kids about tough economic times

Atlanta, GA- The nation has been facing uncertain economic times for a while now, a fact that has had an impact on many Americans. That means that many families have had to tighten their budgets and cut back on some of their spending. More...

Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower

Here is something that should be of interest: I didn't know of this until it was pointed out to me. More...

Photo of the Past

Last week's picture of the past was Leonard and Maurine Norman, parents of 12 children. Those guessing correctly were Iva Mae Bailey, Bonnie Chambers, and Marley Norman. More...

Why I voted Democrat

Insane irrationality! I voted Democrat because I love the fact that I can now marry whatever I want. I've decided to marry my horse. More...

Let it really sink in - then choose

John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. More...

Tomorrow's Leaders

Layton, 2, is the son of Lance and Tomi Lynn Heard. More...

News Around Us

Bainbridge - Sheriff's Captain Chip Nix received information that several suspects would be in possession of precursors to manufacture methamphetamine and traveling to 2632 Thomasville Highway, Campus Colony. At about 3 p.m. More...

Bill passed to prepay Georgia Power debt

ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives has passed Senate Bill 31 by a 107 to 66 margin. More...

Predicting the Weather

It's late fall, and the Indians on a remote reservation in South Dakota asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets. More...

Bulloch bill moves food safety forward in Georgia

Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture has high praise for State Senator John Bulloch and his food safety bill. More...

* When does spring begin? *

When does spring begin? Well, it depends on whom you ask. Most calendarmakers list the fist day of spring as the day of the vernal equinox, which occurs around March 20. This is referred to as astronomical spring. More...

Blonde in Starbucks

A blonde goes into a coffee shop and notices there's a "peel and win" sticker on her coffee cup. So she peels it off and starts screaming, "I've won a motor home! I've won a motor home!" The waitress says, "That's impossible. More...

Photo of the Past

Can anyone guess who these three young gentlemen are? If you think you can, please call the Liberal before Friday at 5:00 p.m. More...

GA's unemployment rate hits record high 8.6 percent

ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) has reported that the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to a recordhigh preliminary 8.6 percent in January. More...

Texas senior - - - -

A Texas senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he pushed it to 80 m.p.h., enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left. More...

About as good as it gets!!

"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. More...

Now is the time for Pine Beetle action

Local forest landowners are being urged to take advantage of available assistance that helps combat the destructive southern pine beetle. More...

Count on Tax Assessment Caps to Offer Property Owners Accountability

Georgia's property tax system is a broken relic of a bygone agrarianbased economy. It fails every test of what constitutes good tax policy. It is not transparent; it is not easy to understand. More...